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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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ArticlesOctober 1, 2007

Green Movement Keeps Sprouting Up

With the EPA requirements of emissions limits for 2007 engines and conversion to ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD), the pupil transportation industry is ...

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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

Product Highlights

New series of fuel-operated heaters introduced The Hydronic M Series has been added to Espar Heater Systems’ product line. These fuel-ope...

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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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