The funding from the N.C. Volkswagen Settlement Program is earmarked primarily for rural counties, especially under-resourced communities. It will go toward buying 161 electric, propane, and lower-emission diesel school buses throughout North Carolina.
Gwinnett County Public Schools remains No. 1 among School Bus Fleet survey respondents with 1,630 route buses transporting 135,000 students for annual mileage of 23,000,000.
The Thomas Built Buses customer support manager died on Aug. 20 at the age of 50.
School Bus Fleet sought advice from pupil transportation leaders in Georgia, North Carolina, Iowa, and Kentucky.
The North Carolina company cites increased demand and a need to prepare for ramped-up electric school bus production.
In this collection of recent news about accidents and incidents related to pupil transportation: 17 People Injured in North Carolina School Bus Crash - 41 Students Escape Florida School Bus Fire - Georgia Woman Arrested After School Bus Full of Children Shot At - Student Hits Three School Buses - Canada Bus Driver Charged with Stunt Driving
The Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality has earmarked 80% of the $67.9 million for diesel bus and vehicle replacement, with $27 million specifically for school buses.
The Thomas Built Buses vehicle is just the first for the tribe, which is expected to get at least four more with funds from a Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant award.
Daoud Chaaya, with parent company Daimler Trucks North America since 2003, now serves as vice president of sales, marketing, service, and dealer operations for the school bus manufacturer.
Illegal passing was the major topic at the panel discussion that included Aaron Fleming, superintendent of Harnett County Schools.
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