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From operating alternative-fueled vehicles to installing pollution-control equipment on buses to reducing idling, pupil transportation operations are doing their part to provide a healthy and safe ride to and from school for students. Here, we provide details on these and other environmentally friendly practices at school districts and contractors throughout the country.
Read More →The Railroad Commission of Texas will use the funds to add 258 propane-powered school buses and 24 support vehicles to 19 public fleets. The grant will also fund upgrades to 19 refueling sites for the fleets to accommodate advances in propane vehicle technology.
Read More →This survey is sent to directors and managers at school district transportation departments. Topics covered in this survey include starting driver pay and director salary, driver shortage and changes in school bus service.
Read More →The gasoline CE bus will start full production next month, and the ChargE electric bus will tour the West Coast, IC Bus officials reveal in an interview.
Read More →The director of transportation and fleet service at Colorado's Adams 12 Five Star Schools has orchestrated adjustments to school bell times to make busing more efficient, for an overall savings of $900,000. He has also set up mechanic apprenticeship programs to help young people enter the field.
Read More →The majority of respondents report plans to buy more buses and raise starting pay for drivers again this year. Meanwhile, results indicate that the driver shortage may be easing slightly.
Read More →The technology that goes into the school bus and makes it run may change, but the goal remains the same: safe and reliable transportation between home and school for children.
Read More →GOLDEN, Colo. — As the major school bus OEMs work toward providing more hybrid and propane buses, a new player is looking to break into the market wit...
Read More →The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is allocating over $1.7 million to replace the state’s aging diesel buses with new, cleaner diesel, propane, or natural gas models.
Read More →PHILADELPHIA — EPA Region 3 has awarded a $143,068 grant to Hampton Roads Clean Cities. The coalition will work with several school districts in Virg...
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