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ArticlesMarch 25, 2020

6 Tips to Successful Budgeting

CPA Tracy Fickett walks operators through the steps for planning, monitoring, and troubleshooting toward a better bottom line.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson March 9, 2020

Alaska Tabs Over $4.4M in VW Funds for New School Buses

The Alaska Energy Authority will use Volkswagen settlement funds to purchase 33 new school buses for eight school districts.

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Articlesby Sadiah Thompson February 27, 2020

School Bus Operators Save Big on Maintenance With Propane

Pupil transporters in Colorado, Georgia, and Illinois share the financial benefits of adding propane buses to their fleets — including reduced costs on oil and filter changes and minimal cold-weather starts.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 24, 2020

District Continues Move to All-Electric Fleet with EV Software Supplier

Twin Rivers Unified School District in California is working with Electriphi on charging management and data collection as it plans to transition to an all-electric bus fleet.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 20, 2020

3 New Mexico Districts to Receive State's First Propane School Buses

Three school districts have purchased a total of 17 Blue Bird Vision Propane buses.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 18, 2020

Former Alt-Fuel School Bus Sales Manager Joins Electric Vehicle Company

Mark Riccio, the former alternative fuels manager for Blue Bird, is the new vice president of sales at Highland Electric Transportation Inc.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 10, 2020

N.Y. Contractor to Convert 5 Diesel School Buses to Electric

Logan Bus Co. is working with electric vehicle charging solutions provider Amply Power to convert the buses to electric and put them on the road in September 2020.

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ArticlesJanuary 27, 2020

Q & A: Blue Bird’s John Barrington on Special-Needs Trends, Customization

The school bus manufacturer's director of product planning discusses embracing alternative fuels and customizing buses to meet a variety of special needs.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 23, 2020

Maine Bill Seeks to Transition State to Electric School Buses

L.D. No. 1894 would set a goal for the state Department of Education to develop rules on bids, specifications, charging stations, and a maintenance training program, and to complete the transition by 2040.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 17, 2020

Dominion Energy to Supply Electric School Buses to 16 Virginia School Divisions

The school divisions will receive a total of 50 Thomas Built Buses’ Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley buses for phase one of the power and electric company’s electric school bus program.

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