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American Cooling Technology is acquired by KODA Enterprises Group, which owns ProAir LLC. The former owners of American Cooling and all of the employees will join the KODA team.
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The Ford Motor Co. Fund and the Georgia Institute of Technology partner for the “Green Eco School Bus,” a project focused on converting an existing school bus into a hydraulic hybrid that runs on recycled biofuel. Atlanta Public Schools donated the 16-passenger unit, and officials say installation is nearly complete.
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When Dale Goby was head of transportation for Detroit Public Schools, children being left behind on the bus was a recurring problem. Then his team came up with a solution that eliminated the incidents, he tells SBF. He now offers the "low-cost, low-technology" ChildSaf System.
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Wiha’s SlimLine line of blades and screwdrivers feature SlimTechnology to achieve blade diameters up to 33 percent narrower for jobs where space is limited.
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The wheelchair lift industry is moving toward technology that reduces equipment complications and helps users better understand how to operate and maintain their lifts.
Read More →The news comes as the president’s administration releases the fiscal year 2012 budget. The DERA authorizes the allocation of grant funding for the EPA’s National Clean Diesel Campaign, which has helped pupil transportation operations reduce emissions from their school buses by providing money for pollution-control technology.
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Here’s a look at some of the latest pupil transportation products that were on view at the NAPT trade show in Portland, Ore. New offerings included a student safety seat, a three-point latch vest and a wheelchair securement module.
Read More →The manufacturer says that customers are seeing fuel economy savings with its school buses equipped with SCR to meet the EPA standards. An Indiana transportation director gives details on his district’s experience with the technology.
Read More →Event in May will offer information on the topic as it relates to school transportation, emergency medical services, law enforcement, healthcare, child care, and technology advances in car seat and vehicle manufacturing. Anyone with an interest in occupant protection is encouraged to attend.
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Among the changes to the California Air Resources Board’s Truck and Bus Regulation is the amount of time that school bus operations have to get their buses to comply with emissions-control technology percentage limits. A member of the state’s School Transportation Coalition discusses with SBF the organization’s problems with the regulation, including its view that it creates an unfunded mandate for school districts.
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