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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonFebruary 23, 2016

School shows big ‘Love’ for the bus

At ASBC’s Love the Bus event in rural Sloughhouse, California, dignitaries from Congress and the EPA cite the benefits of school buses, and students in yellow T-shirts show their spirit.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 2, 2016

ASBC unveils details on Love the Bus main event

At a school near Sacramento, California, nearly 500 students in yellow “I Love the Bus” T-shirts will hear from various dignitaries about the importance of the yellow bus.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 28, 2016

EPA guide targets air pollution levels at schools

The document offers strategies for limiting students’ exposure, including ventilation and filtration, school siting decisions, anti-idling policies and school bus fleet upgrades.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2016

Cummins engines certified for next round of EPA regs

The supplier’s engine lineup meets the current EPA regulations and the second step in greenhouse gas and fuel-efficiency standards, which take effect in 2017.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 14, 2015

EPA awards $7 million in school bus rebates

The third round of DERA rebates will go toward replacing or retrofitting 400 older diesel school buses in 35 states.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 27, 2015

EPA awards $5.4M for diesel emission reductions in West

Several school bus-related projects are among those awarded grants to retrofit and replace old diesel vehicles and equipment.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 29, 2015

EPA school bus rebate funding increases to $7M

The rebates are for replacing older school buses or — in a new option for the program this year — installing retrofit technology to reduce emissions.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 19, 2015

Feds propose tighter standards for emissions, fuel efficiency

The EPA and NHTSA’s jointly proposed standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles — including school buses — would cover model years 2021 to 2027.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 7, 2015

Unveiling showcases EPA grant awards for 3 Arizona districts

The event on April 16 featured two new alternative-fuel Thomas Built buses to celebrate grant awards for the upfit of 15 buses for the school districts.

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Newsby StaffMay 5, 2015

EPA offers $13.5 million in clean diesel funding

A new round of grants in the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act program will be awarded for projects to reduce emissions from diesel vehicles.

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