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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 7, 2015

Unveiling showcases EPA grant awards for 3 Arizona districts

The event on April 16 featured two new alternative-fuel Thomas Built buses to celebrate grant awards for the upfit of 15 buses for the school districts.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2015

ASV expands natural gas vehicle offerings

Westport’s CNG system, currently an option on Collins Type A school buses, will also be available for Allied Specialty Vehicles’ commercial buses and emergency vehicles.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 23, 2015

EPA awards $8 million for clean diesel projects

The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act grants will fund such projects as retrofitting and replacing older school buses.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 9, 2015

Pupil transportation veteran Jerry Rineer shifts to university job

Rineer, a longtime school bus supervisor before he retired in December, is now working with students who have mobility issues at Villanova University.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 30, 2014

Alt-fuel tax credits extended

Fuel and infrastructure tax credits for propane, natural gas and biodiesel are among tax provisions that have been retroactively extended through 2014.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 19, 2014

Pennsylvania district launches 23 CNG buses

Rose Tree Media School District hits the road with 15 new buses and eight retrofitted buses running on compressed natural gas. Superintendent James Wigo discusses the district's efforts to convert its fleet.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 12, 2014

School bus veteran, alt-fuel advocate Jerry Rineer to retire

Rineer, who has more than 40 years of experience in school transportation, has become a “go-to guy” for colleagues across the country who are interested in alternative fuels.

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Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2014

Free webinar to discuss CNG benefits

On Jan. 29, Collins Bus and Westport will discuss key considerations for adopting compressed natural gas (CNG) buses. They will also share details on the new NEXBUS Type A CNG Collins bus.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 18, 2014

Thomas Built to offer CNG Type C school bus

A compressed natural gas model of the Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 is slated to go into production in early 2016. It will be powered by a Cummins Westport ISB6.7 G engine.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 13, 2014

Missouri school district awarded for CNG fleet

Lee’s Summit R-7 School District is recognized by NGVAmerica for its use of compressed natural gas for its school buses.

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