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Florida Propane School Bus Case Study Shared at ACT EXPO

Florida Propane School Bus Case Study Shared at ACT EXPO

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Attendees at the Advanced Clean Transportation EXPO heard a case study on propane school bus adoption by Pasco County Schools north of Tampa Bay, Florida.
  • Last modified on Friday, 05 May 2017 14:38
Wheelchair Mobility: How Far Has It Progressed?

Wheelchair Mobility: How Far Has It Progressed?

Mobility has plays an important role for school bus drivers, aids, attendants and managers when it comes to daily fleet operations. Unfortunately, the challenge of securing mobility devices is still…
  • Last modified on Thursday, 04 May 2017 15:22
EPA Budget in House Crosshairs But DERA Program Expands

EPA Budget in House Crosshairs But DERA Program Expands

The National School Transportation Association said the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act program, or DERA, is earmarked to receive a 20 percent increase in funding, this despite an overall reduction in…
  • Last modified on Wednesday, 03 May 2017 09:46
Lap-Shoulder Belts Versus Compartmentalization

Lap-Shoulder Belts Versus Compartmentalization

Use of lap-shoulder belts continues to top the list of controversial conversations in the world of school bus transportation. School districts across America are increasingly weighing the pros and cons…
  • Last modified on Wednesday, 03 May 2017 07:29
A Constant Eye on Events: Video Systems on School Buses

A Constant Eye on Events: Video Systems on School Buses

With budget and resource constraints, fleet operators may not have compelling reasons to invest in real-time, continuous loop video on school buses. As technology develops with speed and lower prices,…
  • Last modified on Tuesday, 02 May 2017 13:14
New Jersey and New York lead the Top 10 states for school bus services bids and RFPs, according to the Onvia study released on Feb. 23.

Study Cites Growth in School Bus Contracting, RFPs

A study by business-to-government (B2G) intelligence firm Onvia lists school bus service as its 10th fastest growing area of government contracting, which overall moves $2 trillion from the public to…
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(From L to R) Town of Marlborough Police Chief Gerald Cocozza; Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum; New York State Senator Bill Larkin’s Executive Director Jeri Rhodes; President of the New York School Bus Contractors Association Mike Martucci; Vice President of the New York School Bus Contractors Association Bree Allen; President of the New York State Bus Distributors Association Paul Daniels; Ulster County Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael Kavanagh; Marlboro Schools Director of Business & Transportation Patrick Witherow and New York State Senator Rich Funke’s Chief of Staff Matt Nelligan.

New York Operation Safe Stop Targets Illegal Bus Passers

Operation Safe Stop was celebrated throughout the state of New York with associations like the New York Association for Pupil Transportation and the New York School Bus Contractors Association participating…
  • Last modified on Thursday, 27 April 2017 15:04
Arkansas Girl Falls out of Moving Bus

Arkansas Girl Falls out of Moving Bus

A 4-year-old girl from Arkansas fell out of the back of a moving bus while the vehicle continued its way down the road.
  • Last modified on Friday, 28 April 2017 15:22
Tyler Technologies Hires Duncan as Implementation Trainer

Tyler Technologies Hires Duncan as Implementation Trainer

Tyler Technologies has hired Todd Duncan, former assistant transportation director for Washoe County School District in Reno, Nevada, as an implementation consultant for nationwide school district clients.
  • Last modified on Thursday, 20 April 2017 14:21
FMCSA Announces Public Listening Session on Autonomous Vehicles

FMCSA Announces Public Listening Session on Autonomous Vehicles

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has recently announced it will hold a listening session open to the public relating to issues of design, development,…
  • Last modified on Thursday, 20 April 2017 13:57
EPA Announces $11M in Funding for Clean Diesel Program

EPA Announces $11M in Funding for Clean Diesel Program

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of $11 million funds for the Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) to support projects aimed towards reducing emissions from the country’s existing…
  • Last modified on Wednesday, 19 April 2017 16:35