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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2024

50+ Diesel Buses End Their Route: EPA Announces Grants for Bus Upgrades

Out with the old diesel; in with the new, lower emission. Check out which school transportation projects were approved for funding in the latest DERA round.

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Videosby StaffJune 1, 2021

Thomas Built Buses - 'Diesel is Easy to Maintain'

Old perceptions of diesel are being updated.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Sadiah Thompson February 27, 2020

School Bus Operators Save Big on Maintenance With Propane

Pupil transporters in Colorado, Georgia, and Illinois share the financial benefits of adding propane buses to their fleets — including reduced costs on oil and filter changes and minimal cold-weather starts.

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StatisticsFebruary 26, 2020

Maintenance Survey 2020

SBF's Maintenance Survey finds that the average ratio of school buses to technicians across all fleet sizes has steadily increased over the last three years, inching up by one extra bus per year. Meanwhile, technician pay sees a small boost.

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ProductsJanuary 22, 2020

Crankshaft, Cam Tools

OTC’s crankshaft and cam tools for Detroit Diesel engines are designed to improve school bus shop efficiency.

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StatisticsDecember 20, 2019

Bus, Chassis, and Engine Specifications 2019

Includes such information as bus classifications for each offering from the large and small school bus manufacturers, suspension type for chassis, and fuel type for available engines.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2019

EPA Offering $44M in Diesel Emission Reduction Grants

The agency anticipates making between 40 and 60 grant agreements for projects aimed at reducing emissions from aging diesel engines, including those in school buses.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2019

New York Contractor, District Roll Out 4 Electric School Buses

The new buses for Suffolk Transportation and Bay Shore Union Free School District are part of the first production line series of electric models from Blue Bird.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2019

Georgia District Adds 23 Propane School Buses

Henry County Schools' Blue Bird Vision propane buses are expected to emit 500 fewer pounds of particulate matter per year and about 19,000 fewer pounds of nitrogen oxide than the diesel buses they replaced.

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