Categories: Maintenance

The price gap between LEDs and incandescent lights has gotten smaller in recent years. With their longer life, higher light output and lower maintenance,...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10009919/school-bus-led-benefits-increase-as-costs-decrease

Categories: Maintenance, Management

IC Bus President John McKinney says that school buses now have an average life cycle of nearly 15 years, which means that product durability and customer...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10009943/mckinney-sees-longer-bus-life-diesel-dedication

Categories: Maintenance

Chances are good that if you’ve washed more than one school bus by hand, you’ve thought about a washing system. Not that hand washing a bus is...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10011585/picking-a-washing-system-wash-what-youre-doing

Categories: Maintenance

Sometimes the best solution to a specific school bus maintenance problem can’t be found in instruction manuals or previous training. Shop staffers oft...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10011614/case-studies-tips-from-the-professional-garage

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Maintenance

Last year, more than 90% of the large school buses sold were diesels. But as alt-fuel options catch on and stricter emissions standards loom on the horizon,...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10009740/diesel-buses-still-dominate-but-some-see-bright-future-for-alt-fuels

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Maintenance, Management, Safety, Special Needs Transportation

The second edition of School Bus eXchange brings school bus operators and suppliers to Colorado to share solutions for key issues facing the industry.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10009767/sbx-discussions-dig-into-driver-shortage-stop-arm-running

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Maintenance, Management

Elk Grove’s transportation department adds alt-fuel buses, boosts field trip service, and works to attract more drivers as the district prepares to...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10009776/growing-district-steps-up-driver-recruitment-fleet-replacement

Categories: Maintenance, Management, Safety

A custodian arrives at the Novato (Calif.) USD bus yard late at night and spots two people syphoning gasoline from storage tanks. He snaps photos as the...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10041699/hundreds-of-gallons-of-gas-stolen-from-school-bus-yard

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Maintenance, Management, Safety

The current DERA grant opportunity triples from $11 million to $34 million, and the application deadline is extended to July 5.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10041759/23-million-added-for-clean-diesel-grants

Categories: Maintenance, Management

Thomas Built Buses is now offering a feature called Diesel Particulate Filter Temperature Stabilization, aka “Stay Warm,” on its buses with...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10041792/engine-programming-update-aims-to-enhance-dpf-regeneration