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More than 100 of the school bus manufacturer’s units are being transported to dealerships for demonstrations. The North American Blue Bird SCR Demo Bus campaign will provide pupil transportation officials with opportunities to see the benefits of Selective Catalytic Reduction technology through dealer open houses, ride-and-drive events and private bus viewings.
Read More →At the 80th Annual U.S. Conference of Mayors, a resolution is passed in support of this technology to help protect children as they board and disembark the bus, and to reduce the number of illegal-passing incidents. Officials say the Conference of Mayors pledges to provide information to mayors and legislators about the benefits of stop-arm cameras.
Read More →Even the best school bus drivers can’t prevent every danger. As technology races and tempers rise behind the wheel, transportation pros face new challenges beyond the driver’s control.
Read More →Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Truck, and PACCAR each own 30% of the business, with EVE Energy as a technology partner getting 10% ownership. Kel Kearns is the new venture's CEO.
Read More →BusPatrol expands to two new New England schools, offering its camera tech to improve safety on over 400 buses.
Read More →The October issue of School Bus Fleet includes a report from SBFX in Arizona, a survey of school transportation pros, vision technology update, and how biodiesel factors into an Illinois school transportation fleet. All that and more!
Read More →The company says Zonar MyView saw sales increase 19 times between January and June, while ridership tracking solution Z Pass jumped 168%.
Read More →The school bus contractor currently uses the platform on 900 buses and plans to use it on 1,300 additional buses by the end of this year. The technology is used to track vehicle mileage, speed, idling and stops, and some routes also utilize Zonar’s electronic vehicle inspection report and ZPass for tracking students.
Read More →The rebates are for replacing older school buses or — in a new option for the program this year — installing retrofit technology to reduce emissions.
Read More →We asked transportation and shop managers what they see as the biggest challenge for maintenance in the coming year. There are six common issues that rise to the fore.
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