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Alternative Fuelsby Deborah LockridgeAugust 12, 2020

Sustainability Key Motivator for Early Fleet Adopters of Clean Vehicle Technologies

While diesel and gasoline engines will still be the main power source for commercial vehicles for the next decade, fleets are now testing and buying sustainable vehicle technologies in record numbers. That’s according to a new study of fleet use of sustainable vehicle platforms for medium- and heavy-duty fleets, such as natural gas, propane, electric, and renewable fuels.

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Alternative Fuelsby SBF StaffAugust 11, 2020

Ala.’s Fort Payne City Schools Adds State’s First Electric School Buses

The buses are Blue Bird All American models, equipped with the Cummins 100% electric PowerDrive system, which produces zero emissions.

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Maintenanceby StaffAugust 10, 2020

Cummins and Navistar Extend Engine Partnership

Cummins and Navistar have extended their engine partnership through the next two emission cycles.

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Safetyby SBF StaffAugust 10, 2020

Collins Bus Introduces 'CLEAN and SHIELD' Sanitization Program

The powerful, proprietary, no-rinse, no-wipe, one-step, all-purpose “cleaner, deodorizer, disinfectant and anti-allergen” is fogged onto a vehicle’s passenger cabin surfaces and throughout its HVAC system to sanitize, deodorize, and disinfect.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffAugust 10, 2020

Minnesota to Invest Up to $3M in Electric School Buses

The VW mitigation settlement money will fund for one to two electric school bus pilots each in four regions of the state.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserAugust 6, 2020

Indiana Boosts Law Enforcement Presence to Prevent Illegal Bus Passing

More than 200 law enforcement agencies statewide will conduct extra patrols to safeguard students as they get on and off the school bus this fall.

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Managementby Nicole SchlosserAugust 5, 2020

STARTS Offers School Reopening Webinar Series

The three associations that joined to form the Student Transportation Aligned for Return To School Task Force will host five webinars covering critical transportation issues as schools reopen.

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Managementby StaffAugust 5, 2020

Pennsylvania District Selects Transfinder for Routing Solution

Pittsburgh Public Schools has selected Transfinder’s Routefinder solution to create school bus routes for the nearly 30,000 students it transports.

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Managementby Nicole SchlosserAugust 5, 2020

NASDPTS Postpones 2020 Conference Due to COVID-19

The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services conference has been pushed back to November 2021. The association may host an alternative virtual conference later this year.

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Special Needs Transportationby Nicole SchlosserAugust 4, 2020

Q’Straint’s National Wheelchair Securement Training Seminar Goes Virtual

This year’s seminar was a free online version of the wheelchair securement supplier’s in-person seminar, which it has typically hosted at its facility in Florida.

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