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Walla Walla (Wash.) School District won matching funds from the state to obtain funds for a facility to support a cooperative that serves three school district transportation departments, and it hasn't cost taxpayers additional tax dollars. The Southeast Washington Transportation Cooperative provides vehicle maintenance at a fraction of the cost of local shops as well as a driver training program that saves districts staff and time.
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Chesapeake (Va.) Public Schools used to allow bus drivers to keep their buses at their homes, but now requires them to park in district lots to save time and money. Some drivers say they are putting more miles on their buses and feel less safe.
Read More →Lumetech Group outfits Dallas County Schools’ lots with the LED lighting solution. Officials estimate that annual energy savings will be in excess of 505,000 kilowatt-hour per year, and the district expects to save approximately $363,600 in electricity and lighting maintenance.
Read More →Seattle Public Schools’ board members sign off on a transportation plan for 2014-15 that includes shifting bus arrival times back by about 10 minutes (a previous proposal called for adding 10 minutes to the start time of middle and high schools). Also, board members approve ending transportation service to option school students who live outside that school’s middle school attendance area, among other measures.
Read More →In conducting our 2013 Special-Needs Survey, we asked recipients what efficiencies or cost savings they’ve been able to achieve in special-needs transportation, and how they did so. Here are some responses.
Read More →A new development in air-conditioning technology could lead to significant savings for school bus operations.
Read More →The presidential candidates are not talking about it. Major media outlets are still mostly ignoring it. But it’s occurring in every community coast...
Read More →Cummins is buying Meritor in a deal that will give the company a broad reach in traditional powertrains and components as well as accelerating its development of battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric propulsion systems.
Read More →Forty percent of respondents to the company’s Fleet Leaders Survey cite that saving money by reducing fleet fuel consumption is their biggest challenge, while 21 percent cite reducing crash costs. The survey also asks respondents about driving performance.
Read More →The SSTe is the first of four electric buses in service at Kings Canyon Unified School District, and officials say the bus is expected to save over $10,000 a year in fuel and maintenance costs.
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