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The California Energy Commission will award up to $78.7 million to replace aging buses, $13 million for electric vehicle infrastructure, and $2.4 million for CNG fueling infrastructure.
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In our March 2014 issue, officials at school districts and bus companies offer tips that can help in getting school board members to become advocates for the yellow bus. Here are a few more tips, as well as insight on efforts at operations that have been successful in establishing positive relations with school board members on specific issues.
Read More →The collaboration brings a new training program that covers bus operations, maintenance, and safety protocols.
Read More →Voltera exec shares results from a Harvard University study on the benefits of school bus electrification, and insights into overcoming charging infrastructure challenges.
Read More →The National Transportation Safety Board’s long-awaited report on the fatal 2006 crash confirms that the school bus driver was not wearing his seat belt, which allowed him to be thrown from the bus before it plunged 30 feet off of a highway ramp.
Read More →The longtime school bus contractor — as well as farmer and auctioneer — was regarded for his dedication to his employees and customers. He launched Riteway Bus in 1957 with four school buses that cost about $5,000 each.
Read More →The grant money for the state Department of Education will go toward project proposals from school districts to purchase approximately 213 diesel-electric-powered school buses. Public school districts in the state are eligible to apply for funding, and the deadline is Jan. 16.
Read More →The second episode of the “America Revealed” series will focus on the workings of America’s vast transportation network. A spokesperson says that the episode will include coverage of “one of the nation’s most important modes of public transportation: the school bus.”
Read More →Authorities say that lab analysis of blood samples from dump truck driver Michael Caporale and bus driver John Tieman show no traces of alcohol or illegal drugs. In other news, the parents of the 11-year-old girl who was killed in the accident are suing the bus and trucking companies involved.
Read More →The Public School Set-Aside for this year, managed by the California Air Resource Board (CARB), includes $122 million for electric school buses.
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