Sixty-five percent of Utah residents surveyed believe that advertising definitely or probably should be allowed on the sides of school buses.
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Next school year, 82 percent of districts surveyed by the American Association of School Administrators will cut teaching, administrative and other types of positions. Officials call it "an unprecedented level of layoffs."
Read More →The special-needs transportation management company will continue to serve a California school district through 2011. Officials report that in the past three years, ALC has saved the district 40 percent annually and improved service levels.
Read More →Subsidiary Positive Connections has been awarded a contract renewal for a Minnesota school district that includes replacing about 20 percent of the fleet with propane-fueled buses.
Read More →The school bus manufacturer reports that it has received more than three dozen orders for its new Saf-T-Liner C2e diesel-electric hybrid bus. A Texas school district is one operation that recently added 25 units to its fleet. Thomas Built says the C2e can reduce emissions and improve fuel economy by 30 percent or more.
Read More →Durham School Services operates 99 routes for Tacoma (Wash.) Public Schools and also provides maintenance services for the 70 district-owned buses used for special-education routes.
Read More →The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects the average price of diesel to rise about 28 percent from 2009 through 2011. A smaller increase is projected for average gasoline price.
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The number of units sold in North America fell 8.1 percent in 2009, marking the third year of decline in a row.
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The chassis manufacturer began participating in the Zero Waste to Landfill program in 2007 and became 100 percent landfill waste-free last month. Employees have also implemented recycling programs, and the company has produced several alternative-fueled chassis in recent years.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. — Transportation deaths in the U.S. decreased by almost 10 percent in 2008 compared to ’07, according to preliminary figures release...
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