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CARB Study Points to Elevated Pollutants Inside School Buses

SACRAMENTO (November 2003) — A new $450,000 study for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) conducted by researchers at UCLA and UC Riverside, found...

Picking Your Battles

Recently I received a call from a frantic, newly appointed supervisor of transportation, who was overwhelmed by excessive calls from a parent of a...

Minnesota’s School Buses Will Run on Soybeans

MINNEAPOLIS -- A bill requiring diesel fuel sold in the state to contain a 2 percent blend of soy or vegetable oil became law...

CARB Study: Low Sulfur Diesel Produced Lower Emissions than CNG

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A transit bus equipped with a particulate filter running on low sulfur diesel fuel produced lower emissions than a compressed natural...

EPA Wins Suit, 2007 Standards Stand

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A federal appeals court rejected attempts May 3 by some engine makers and fuel refiners to squelch the Environmental Protection Agency's...

Environmental Group Charges Diesel Fumes Inside School Buses Endanger Children

BERKELEY, Calif. -- The National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) and Coalition for clear Air published a report, No Breathing in the Aisles: Diesel Exhaust Inside...

School Bus Manufacturer Assails Anti-Diesel Report

LOS ANGELES -- The report on diesel emissions released by the Natural Resources Defense Council is fundamentally flawed, according to the manufacture of Green...

California Air Resources Board Reverses, Approves Green Diesel

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California Gov. Gray Davis approved a $50 million allocation plan to help solve the possible hazard that school bus emissions pose...

EPA Proposes New 2007 Diesel Engine and Fuel Standards

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- With less than a month left in the Clinton Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency today announced a plan to combine cleaner...

Do We Have an Obligation to Save Lives Outside the Bus?

The industry and the general public, through legislation, is trying desperately to install safety devices inside the bus that may save a portion of...

Medicaid Eligibility for Transportation Services for Students with Disabilities

This article introduces technical information about the relationship between Medicaid Eligibility and Billing for Transportation Services. It is presented in a question answer format....

GAO Report on Alternative Fuel Transit Buses Cites Higher Costs, Reduced Reliability

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Improving air quality in urban areas, the US General Accounting Office notes, has been a long-standing national objective but achieving it...

May 2026

The May issue dives into security and connectivity within student transportation departments. Technology meets training and utilization as incidents...

Buyer’s Guide 2026

Find the latest vehicle production data and budget reports, industry trends, and contact information for state, national and federal...

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