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Pontiac School District in Michigan secures grants totaling $21.575 million from the Environmental Protection Agency and President Biden's infrastructure law to replace its diesel school buses with electric school buses. The initiative aims to improve air quality, reduce emissions, and promote sustainable student transportation, signaling a significant step towards environmental stewardship.
Read More →The company reports a 27% reduction in school bus behavior incidents for districts that have implemented FirstServes.
Read More →The Chicagoland native made his mark through five decades in the school transportation industry, including leadership of First Student, Durham School Services, and consulting with National Express Group.
Read More →Four new EV school buses join the fleet of Providence Public Schools.
Read More →How can school transportation professionals make stronger and healthier connections with the student passengers aboard their buses? School Bus Fleet seeks your insights.
Read More →The research project aims to examine the potential benefits of electric buses in improving roadway safety, student behavior, performance, classroom transition and workplace safety, which includes the impact on bus drivers and monitors.
Read More →The school transportation provider is sending Safety Dog on the road to promote school bus safety during the 2023-24 academic year.
Read More →Entergy provides the chargers, while First Student supplies the buses, which use vehicle-to-grid technology to transfer power back to the grid through Energy Smart’s Commercial Demand Response Program.
Read More →The first Official School Bus Extension for Bus Simulator 21 includes three Blue Bird school bus models. Thomas Built Buses are expected in the game later this year.
Read More →First Student reveals projections for the next school year, including employing more drivers, completing at least 1 billion trips, and transporting 450 million students.
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