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Fuel Smartsby Deborah LockridgeMarch 23, 2022

Fuel-Price Dip Likely Only Temporary Reprieve

Retail fuel prices have never increased so quickly on a percentage basis over a three-week period, according to the Department of Energy.

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GreenPower Unveils New Electric Type A Nano BEAST

The new design, using the company's EV Star Platform, is expected to have a range of up to 150 miles per charge.

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Safetyby News/Media ReleaseMarch 22, 2022

FMCSA Disqualifies Wyoming School Bus Driver

The federal agency determined that David R. Williams was an "imminent hazard" after he failed a field sobriety test while carrying high school students from Wyoming to South Dakota in February.

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Safetyby News/Media ReleaseMarch 22, 2022

Technology Coming to Maryland School Buses to Combat Illegal Passing

BusPatrol is partnering with Somerset County Public Schools and the Somerset County Sheriff's Office for a stop-arm camera project that starts in April.

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More Mobile Carriers Approach 3G Network Shut Down

T-Mobile will complete the shutdown of Sprint’s 3G CDMA network by March 31. Don’t miss the other upcoming sunset dates.

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Alternative Fuelsby Wes PlattMarch 18, 2022

Late April Target for EPA Clean School Bus Rebate Program Kickoff

The program's website now includes information about steps to take to prepare for the application process.

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Managementby News/Media ReleaseMarch 17, 2022

NSTA Flash Poll: Driver Shortage Remains Priority Issue

Aggregated data in the poll shows that 54% of survey respondents are 10% short of their driver staffing levels. Curt Macysyn, executive director of NSTA, calls that "a staggering number."

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Highland and Thomas Built Buses Team to Reduce Electric Bus Adoption Costs

Highland Electric Fleets and Thomas Built Buses signed a letter of intent allowing Highland to provide electric school bus subscriptions through 2025 at prices that put them at cost parity with diesel.

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Partnership to Deploy California’s Largest Electric School Bus Fleet

The Moreno Valley Unified School District (MVUSD) looks to InCharge Energy, Creative Bus Sales, and IC Bus to provide 42 electric buses and the charging infrastructure to support them.

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Alternative Fuelsby SBF StaffMarch 16, 2022

Cherokee Indians Herald North Carolina’s First Electric School Bus

The Thomas Built Buses vehicle is just the first for the tribe, which is expected to get at least four more with funds from a Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant award.

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