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Green ambitions pay off for Kansas district

George Taylor of Kansas City (Kan.) Public Schools was determined to find funding for alt-fuel buses. Now, with 47 CNG buses and four hybrids, the district is contributing to cleaner air and saving $350,000 in one school year.

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<p>Bus drivers at Glendale (Ariz.) Elementary School District #40 are provided with protective goggles and gloves when they need to fuel the district&rsquo;s propane buses.</p> How to maximize staff safety around alt-fuel buses
From fueling training to regular tank inspection to a properly equipped maintenance facility, there are many factors to consider when operating school buses on propane autogas and compressed natural gas to ensure employees’ well-being. Industry officials discuss these and other components, along with the built-in safety features of some of today’s buses.
<p>President and CEO Phil Horlock says that Blue Bird&rsquo;s incoming orders for propane buses are &ldquo;double what they were a year ago.&rdquo;</p> Horlock points to growth in propane business for Blue Bird
With Blue Bird recently netting its biggest-ever order of propane school buses — more than 400 — President and CEO Phil Horlock is ebullient about the fuel’s potential. Here, he discusses alternative fuels, the state of school bus sales and other pertinent topics.
<p>David Anderson, the director of transportation and fleet service at Adams 12 Five Star Schools, has long been a proponent of adopting alternative fuels and retrofitting older diesel buses to reduce emissions.</p> David Anderson named SBF's Administrator of the Year
The director of transportation and fleet service at Colorado’s Adams 12 Five Star Schools has orchestrated adjustments to school bell times to make busing more efficient, for an overall savings of $900,000. He has also set up mechanic apprenticeship programs to help young people enter the field.
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<p>As part of an Emirates Transport program, many Dubai schools now have painted grids to show students the danger zone around school buses.&nbsp;</p> Dubai’s 1st School Transportation Conference

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