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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2008

8 Great Fleets in 2008

Family vision continues as bus company grows Birnie Bus Service, Rome, N.Y. It’s already been a long road for Tim Birnie, ow...

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Articlesby StaffOctober 1, 2007

Navistar wins award for hybrid development

PASADENA, Calif. — Navistar International Corp. won the 2007 Blue Sky Award for its role in developing diesel-hybrid technology. The award is pres...

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Articlesby StaffSeptember 1, 2007

NCST committee gears up for 2010

RENO, Nev. — The National Congress on School Transportation (NCST) Steering Committee met in late July to process interim amendments to the Nat...

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2007

<i>SBF</i> Web seminar attracts 300 viewers

TORRANCE, Calif. — SCHOOL BUS FLEET presented a live Web seminar on July 12 about the future of hybrid diesel-electric buses in pupil tr...

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ArticlesJuly 1, 2007

Yellow buses are green

I haven't seen Al Gore's documentary An Inconvenient Truth, but I generally agree with the notion that climate change caused by human beings co...

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonJune 1, 2007

Pioneering Plug-In Hybrids

Pupil transporters across the country are taking delivery of the first wave of plug-in hybrid school buses. Officials involved with the project expect significant reductions in fuel use, emissions and even brake wear.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonJune 1, 2007

Propane Bus Offers Appealing Alternative

Blue Bird’s new propane-powered Vision Type C aims to decrease emissions while improving fuel economy and performance in alternative-fuel vehicles.

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Articlesby StaffApril 1, 2007

Group plugs hybrid technology for small buses

Following the launch of IC Corporation’s hybrid Type C school bus last year, a new group is pushing hybrid technology for smaller buses.

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2007

Greener Fuel-Procurement Solutions

The rising cost of crude oil is affecting us all, where it hurts most — our pocketbooks. As such, transportation managers are exploring ways to defray...

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2006

Hybrid school bus unveiled at New York conference

A hybrid school bus manufactured by IC Corp. and Enova Systems Inc. was unveiled in early July at the New York Association for Pupil Transportation conference and trade show.

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