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Newsby StaffApril 26, 2011

School district buys 16 hybrid buses

Federal stimulus funds help Jefferson County (Ky.) Public Schools in purchasing the Thomas Built hybrids. Some 20-year-old buses are being replaced.

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Newsby StaffApril 21, 2011

IC Bus hybrid unit delivered to Canadian school

The school receives the bus for winning the title of "Canada's Greenest School" last year. Jennifer Hoa entered a video in the contest that focused on future leaders having the ability to inspire their school and others in taking "green" initiatives.

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2011

Thomas Built to hold western tech training

The first western region edition of the school bus manufacturer's technician institute will cover such topics as maintenance and inspections, 2010 emissions systems and advanced electrical.

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ArticlesApril 14, 2011

Growing online

For our website, the new year has already brought some new records. January marked the first month that the total number of page views on the site broke 200,000. And we brought in the highest totals of unique visitors and overall visits to the site that we’ve ever had in a month.

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Newsby StaffApril 5, 2011

Transportation agency honored for ‘green’ fleet

California State Assemblyman Jared Huffman presents his March Sustainable North Bay Award to West County Transportation Agency Executive Director Michael Rea for the agency’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It operates 44 vehicles on compressed natural gas, and all of its diesel exhaust systems have been retrofitted with the highest level particulate trap.

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Newsby StaffMarch 31, 2011

Coalition calls for diesel program funding

School transportation providers are among those writing to Congress to keep the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act program running. They urge legislators to allocate $50 million for fiscal year 2012.

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Newsby StaffMarch 24, 2011

Thomas Built celebrates environmental achievements

The school bus manufacturer has zero-waste-to-landfill operations, meaning that everything received or produced by Thomas Built is used, reused, recycled or sold, and nothing is sent to a landfill. The company is also participating in a solar panel project, and all of its manufacturing facilities became ISO 14001 certified last year.

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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2011

REMINDER: Tips for promoting the importance of school buses

A free web seminar this Thursday that is sponsored by the American School Bus Council and presented by SBF will offer guidance on communicating the environmental, economic, educational and safety benefits of the yellow bus.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2011

Tips for promoting the importance of school buses

A free web seminar sponsored by the American School Bus Council and presented by SBF will offer guidance on communicating the environmental, economic, educational and safety benefits of the yellow bus.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2011

NBA great promotes the yellow bus

In a new PSA in Utah, former basketball All-Star Mark Eaton explains that the state's school buses "save over $40 million and reduce over 11 million gallons of fuel."

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