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Safety•by Sadiah Thompson •July 15, 2021

School Districts Gear Up for In-Person Learning Amid New CDC Guidance

As school districts across the U.S. prepare for a return to classrooms this fall, the CDC updates its guidance for K-12 schools by urging them to reopen for in-person learning and maintain at least 3 feet of physical distance between students, combined with indoor mask wearing.

Management•by SBF Staff•July 14, 2021

Iowa District Receives Donation to Remodel Transportation Department's Break Room

Thanks to a donation from a former, retired school bus driver, the transportation team at West Des Moines Community Schools gets a newly remodeled break room.

Alternative Fuels•by SBF Staff•July 14, 2021

Georgia Congressman Tours Blue Bird Electric School Bus Plant

Sanford D. Bishop, the U.S. Rep. for Georgia’s 2nd congressional district, visits the OEM’s manufacturing facility to discuss electric school bus technology, pending infrastructure bills, and the region's growing workforce.

Alternative Fuels•by METRO Staff•July 14, 2021

AMPLY Power Program Brings 100% Clean Energy to California Customers

With this initiative, AMPLY is leveraging its proprietary charge management system, OMEGA™, to track and aggregate megawatt hours of electricity used by its California customers and purchasing renewable energy credits to cover the amount of power being used.

Safety•by SBF Staff•July 13, 2021

Virginia District Debuts Stop-Arm Cameras, Safety Tech on Electric School Buses

Chesapeake Public Schools is partnering with BusPatrol to equip two of its electric school buses with safety technology, including stop-arm cameras.

Maintenance•by Staff•July 13, 2021

Goodyear Airless Tire First on Autonomous Shuttles

Goodyear announces new development in partnership with Local Motors, Beep and JTA.

Safety•by SBF Staff•July 12, 2021

New York District to Install Stop-Arm Cameras, Safety Tech on School Buses

All 100 of Niagara Falls City School District’s buses will be outfitted with stop-arm and 360-degree safety cameras, 4G LTE connectivity, DVR and storage devices, and GPS and telemetry solutions.

Alternative Fuels•by Deborah Lockridge•July 8, 2021

How Will Utilities Deal with Electric-Vehicle Charging and Stressed Electric Grids?

California and other states are scrambling to find electricity this summer amid record heat, with a growing risk of blackouts. If our power grids already can’t handle the extremes being caused by climate change, how are they going to handle the addition of battery-electric vehicles?

Management•by SF Staff•July 8, 2021

Traton Completes Navistar Acquisition

The Traton Group, formerly Volkswagen Truck and Bus, finalizes its $3.7 billion merger with Navistar.

Alternative Fuels•by SBF Staff•July 7, 2021

EV Tech Company to Help Electrify School Buses in California, Colorado

Nuvve’s new vehicle-to-grid projects will help school districts and utilities in the two states accelerate the electrification of their school buses and lower total cost of vehicle ownership.

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