June 2013

Bibb County students will be hitting the road next year in new, green buses. Bibb schools is the third district in the state to use propane buses. School officials say they are not only better for the environment, but they will save the school system thousands of dollars… (41 WMGT)

School bus drivers from across the state got to show off their skills during the nation’s first propane school bus driver skills test. Sixty-three drivers competed in this year’s Georgia Pupil Transportation Competition… (41 WMGTt)

The best school bus drivers in Georgia put their driving skills to the test in a state competition. The annual School Bus Road-eo took place in Kathleen, Thursday… (13 WMAZ)

Patricia Smith stood under a tent Thursday, her hair soaked and her eyes glued to a yellow school bus as it tried to parallel park. “It all comes down to the driving,” said Smith, a bus driver from Brantley County… (The Telegraph)

The largest school district in Arizona recently brought its fleet grand total to 89 after purchasing 61 additional school buses: 55 Blue Bird Propane Powered Vision 77-passenger buses and six 42-passenger, wheelchair-accessible buses… (School Bus Fleet)

Alternative fuels have traditionally filled their individual places in the trucking world. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) seems to work best in long-haul trucking operations; compressed natural gas (CNG) in shorter-haul operations… (Fleet Owner)

Last year, school bus contractor Student Transportation Inc. (STI) and its subsidiary Student Transportation of America Inc. secured the largest transportation agreement in its history… (School Bus Fleet)

Mesa Public Schools has added 61 school buses to its fleet fueled by propane autogas, with a goal of operating the nation’s first all-propane yellow bus fleet… (School Bus Fleet)

The Mass Transportation Authority has a four-month new contract to purchase liquid propane to power its fleet of 57 mini-buses… (MLive.com)