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The Route: Behind the Scenes

Tune in for exclusive behind-the-scenes tours at school bus operations and manufacturers, and catch School Bus Fleet editors on the road as they explore what's new and what's trending for pupil transportation across the nation.

Joe Annotti of TRC Companies speaks at ACT Expo. A text overlay reads, “School Buses as Money Makers?” highlighting discussion about electrification, vehicle-to-grid technology, and new revenue opportunities for school bus fleets.

How Incentives, AI, and Energy Markets Are Reshaping School Transportation

Billy Murphy of Power Innovations International speaks at ACT Expo in front of a display featuring EV charging equipment and a Blue Bird school bus graphic. A text overlay reads “Simplified EV Charging.”

Alternative Fuels

A Solution Helping School Buses Charge Without Major Infrastructure Upgrades

Jeff Weiss of ExoAir Systems stands beside a roof-mounted electric air conditioning unit at ACT Expo. Text overlay reads “ExoAir: Cool Bus. No Idling.”

The No-Idling School Bus AC System

Charlotte Argue of Geotab speaks at ACT Expo, gesturing toward a display of telematics and camera technology. Text overlay reads “Geotab: Data Drives Safety.”

Geotab on Three Major Trends in School Transportation

Andrea Lukas of Cummins stands beside a large red engine display at ACT Expo, with on-screen text reading “Cummins Turns to Gas” during a School Bus Fleet interview about new gasoline engine technology.

Cummins on Smarter, Simpler Engine Innovation

Thumbnail graphic for a School Bus Fleet interview at ACT Expo featuring a smiling BetterFleet executive seated in front of a fleet technology booth display. Overlay text reads “BetterFleet” and “The G Problem in V2G.”

Alternative Fuels

The Achilles Heel of School Bus Electrification: BetterFleet’s Take

Mark Childers of Thomas Built Buses stands in front of a large yellow electric school bus at ACT Expo while discussing the company’s new Type D EV school bus platform. Overlay text reads “The Big New EV School Bus” with School Bus Fleet at ACT Expo branding.

Alternative Fuels

Wattson: Thomas Built’s Largest EV School Bus Yet

Russell Vare of The Mobility House sits at the company’s ACT Expo booth discussing vehicle-to-grid technology and smart EV charging for school bus fleets. Overlay text reads “V2G Goes Mainstream” alongside School Bus Fleet at ACT Expo branding.

Alternative Fuels

The New Era of Electric School Buses: V2G, Bidirectional Chargers & More

Promotional graphic from School Bus Fleet at ACT Expo featuring a Proterra representative standing beside a battery display booth. Large text reads “Proterra” and “Safer EV Bus Batteries.” The background shows battery components and attendees at the ACT Expo trade show floor.

Alternative Fuels

A Look at the Battery Technology Powering Electric School Buses

Thumbnail image for a School Bus Fleet video at ACT Expo featuring a Ride/BYD representative standing in front of a yellow electric school bus. Overlay text reads “RIDE/BYD” and “Ride’s EV Bus Strategy,” with School Bus Fleet and ACT Expo branding in the top left corner.

Alternative Fuels

A Look at RIDE’s Push to Scale Electric School Buses

Thumbnail image for a School Bus Fleet video at ACT Expo featuring an IC Bus representative standing beside a yellow electric CE Series school bus. Overlay text reads “IC Bus” and “1,500 EV School Buses,” with School Bus Fleet and ACT Expo branding in the top left corner.

Alternative Fuels

Inside IC Bus’ Next-Gen Electric CE Series School Bus

Thumbnail for a School Bus Fleet video at ACT Expo featuring Tellus Power executive Srikanth Kanaparthi discussing large-scale vehicle-to-grid technology for electric school buses, with on-screen text reading “School Bus V2G at Scale.”

Alternative Fuels

Can School Buses Power the Grid? Tellus Power Says Bet on V2G

A Noregon representative stands at the company’s ACT Expo booth promoting smarter vehicle diagnostics, telematics integration, and maintenance tools for commercial and school bus fleets.

How Advanced Diagnostics Helps Bus Fleets Stay Ahead of Repairs

Two Blue Bird executives stand in front of a school bus at ACT Expo while discussing propane and electric school bus technology, infrastructure, and alternative fuel options.

Alternative Fuels

Propane vs. EV School Buses: Blue Bird Execs Talk Alt-Fuel Progress

School Bus Fleet “On the Road” graphic featuring Maritza Valentin of AMF Bruns America inside a mobility equipment showroom in Ohio, highlighting accessible bus solutions.

Special Needs Transportation

Inside AMF Bruns’ New Showroom: School Bus Securement Solutions Explained

Special Needs Transportation

What AMF Bruns’ New Facility Means for Customers [Video]

An orange graphic with text reading "2026 Conference Highlights: SBF On the Scene at CASTO."

The Best of CASTO 2026: Key Moments in Video

Meet Amanda Huggett: The Editor Behind School Bus Fleet

School Bus Fleet graphic on a chalkboard background with a taped Polaroid photo of Connie Duff by a Palmer Bus Service bus and text “ON THE ROAD.” Subtitle: “Meet a 53-Year School Bus Driver in MN.”

53 Years Behind the Wheel: Connie Duff’s Story [Video]

An orange and white graphic with text reading "2025 NAPT Highlights."

NAPT ACTS 2025 Highlights: SBF On the Scene with Thomas Built Buses

Inside Palmer Bus’ New Princeton Location [VIDEO]

Highlights from the 2025 NSTA Annual Meeting [VIDEO]

SBF on the scene at IPTA 2025

Inside the 2025 Iowa Pupil Transportation Association Conference [VIDEO]

SBF on the scene at STAI.

What You Missed at STAI’s 50th Anniversary Conference [VIDEO]

SBF on the scene with Stertil-Koni

SBF Behind the Scenes: Stertil-Koni Bus Lifts at STAI [VIDEO]

2025 conference highlights

Key Moments from CASTO 2025 [VIDEO]

SBF on the road

Alternative Fuels

Inside St. Francis Area Schools’ Transportation Dept. [VIDEO]