Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Blue Bird Body Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$116M
Total assets Near avg plan size
217
Participants Below avg headcount
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$535,116
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan · Sponsored by Blue Bird Body Company · Georgia · Manufacturing

$116M in assets, 217 participants

Blue Bird Body Company's Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan reported $116M in total assets and 217 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #16,487 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan covers 217 participants in Georgia, about 20% of the average Georgia filer (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $116M.

#16,487
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+13.9%
assets growth YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$116,120,122 Top 8% higher than 92% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (217 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $14M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $102M in the plan year 2022 filing to $116M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan reported participants fell from 245 in the plan year 2022 filing to 217 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 580813156 · Blue Bird Body Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan · $116M · 217 · 92nd

  • ASSETS $116M
  • ASSETS 217
  • ASSETS 92nd
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Brown University Dining Services and Facilities Management Employees Pension Plan
  • ASSETS ind #16487

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Georgia →

Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Pension Plan of Anne Arundel Medical CenterPension Plan of Anne Arundel…$116MBlue Bird Body Company Employee Pension PlanBlue Bird Body Company Emplo…$116MBrown University Dining Services and Facilities Management Employees Pension PlanBrown University Dining Serv…$116MRPFEROPWCCRBUMWOAPTTKRAO2020$116MLocal 138 Pension Trust Fund$116M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$102M
Net Assets (End of Year)$116M
Net Income$14M
Employer EIN580813156
Plan Effective Date1955-12-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Bird Body Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blue Bird Body Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$116M 42.02156626462733% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $199M $116M ▼ -42.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,121 $199M
2023 2 1,863 $223M
2024 1 1,865 $116M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.116120122 · Participants: 217Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension PlanThe Southern Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.596954837 · Participants: 25241The Southern Company Pension PlanUPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.285105757 · Participants: 70241UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension PlanUPS Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.733665646 · Participants: 153217UPS Pension PlanCox Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.396009274 · Participants: 24023Cox Enterprises, Inc. Pension PlanDelta Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.309889555 · Participants: 15601Delta Retirement Plan
Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Brown University Dining Services and Facilities Management Employees Pension Plan in RI ($116M); by covered participants it is Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan in (217 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (217 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.9% during 2023, from $102M to $116M. Reported net income was $14M.
How have Blue Bird Body Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Bird Body Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 42.0%, from $199M to $116M.
Where does Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Brown University Dining Services and Facilities Management Employees Pension Plan in RI ($116M, 507 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blue Bird Body Company Employee Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Air Canada U.S. Pension Plan in (217 participants, $145M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 580813156.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.