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The Pittsfield (Mass.) City Council will trade in 52 buses and buy 43 new buses that Pittsfield Public Schools will own and operate. The district has also hired a consultant to do a one-month study of the fleet’s efficiency, which will help the next time it looks into buying a new fleet, and it could help in creating space for students who would pay to ride the buses.
Read More →Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder approves a bill that doubles fines for moving violations committed in a school bus safety zone and makes killing a child getting off a school bus a 15-year felony. A second bill approved by Snyder adds the new felony offense to the state's sentencing guidelines.
Read More →GreenPower Motor Company received the order for 41 all-electric Type A and Type D school buses from the state, where the company has agreed to build the new zero-emission vehicles.
Read More →EnerDel Inc. will build the main battery components in Indiana, and B3CG Interconnect Inc. will complete the final battery and wiring harness assembly in Quebec.
Read More →Florida driver Dan Dunn and attendant Chris Dunn, who are husband and wife, are praised at a school board meeting and given an award for getting all 12 special-needs students off their bus safely after a crash.
Read More →Keynote speakers at the NAPT Summit share some powerful safety messages — powerful in particular because they are based on fatal school bus accidents. The family of Hunter Pitt, who was killed when his bus ran over him, watches a video they worked on with Missouri organizations.
Read More →Assisting with funding, setting up delivery timelines, and providing training are just some of the ways dealers can help support districts in rolling out electric buses.
Read More →The short episodes produced by Highland Electric Fleets break down basic questions about electric school buses as school districts and cities upgrade to cleaner, quieter transportation.
Read More →Building a security culture for any organization is essential to overcome complacency and mitigate risk.
Read More →Can one platform replace your transportation software stack? Zonar says its new Bus Suite unifies routing, dispatch, field trips, GPS, and parent communication.
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