Categories: Management

Appreciation for pupil transporters abounded nationwide during Love the Bus month, with sweet treats, masks and hand sanitizer, certificates, and profiles...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10137213/photos-love-the-bus-2021

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Categories: Alternative Fuels

Montgomery County Public Schools partners with Highland Electric Transportation to replace 326 diesel school buses with electric. The contract is believed...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10137439/maryland-district-to-add-over-300-electric-school-buses-to-fleet

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Categories: Management

A partnership with connectivity solutions supplier Kajeet also makes its SmartBus hardware and service bundle available as an option on all new and existing...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10137362/wi-fi-now-standard-on-all-ic-school-buses

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Categories: Alternative Fuels

Liberty Public Schools receives a $20,000 rebate from the Missouri Propane Education and Research Council to purchase the buses.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10137303/missouri-district-rolls-out-10-propane-school-buses

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Categories: Management

Lash, the executive director of transportation and fleet services at Virginia Beach (Va.) City Public Schools, details adjustments made in the district's...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10137179/5-questions-james-lash-on-job-shop-changes

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Categories: Special Needs Transportation

Half of survey respondents report additional tasks, ranging from increasing cleaning and sanitizing of buses to wearing masks and PPE to conducting...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/special-needs-transportation/10137208/special-needs-survey-2021

Categories: Equipment, Management, Operations

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has entered into an agreement to acquire Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. in a deal valued at about $2.8 billion. The transaction is...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10137191/goodyear-to-acquire-cooper-tire

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The National Congress on School Transportation Steering Committee decides, based on travel restrictions and public health measures, to reschedule again to...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10137189/ncst-postponed-again-due-to-pandemic

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Categories: Alternative Fuels, Electric Vehicles, Green Fleet, Utility Fleet, Zero Emissions

The initiative includes $9 million in grants for the deployment of electric garbage and delivery trucks.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10137062/new-jersey-to-invest-100-million-in-clean-transportation-projects

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