Twelve Arlington buses were crushed into hunks of metal and chipped paint all in the name of the environment this fall. The Arlington school district was one of four entities to receive state funding to replace those diesel-powered buses with alternative fuel or hybrid ones. After officials were notified that Arlington was the only school district in North Texas to receive a $930,000 grant, they bought 24 propane buses with 2009 bond money… (Arlington Citizen Journal)
Blue Bird added in a release that A-Z Bus, which services California and Hawaii, grew its “already commanding market share” and was also recognized as one of six dealers to win the 2013 Propane Autogas Leadership Award that is given in conjunction with ROUSH CleanTech. “2013 was a strong year for A-Z Bus Sales,” said Jim Reynolds, CEO of A-Z Bus Sales and five year dealer representative on Blue Bird’s Dealer Advisory Council… (School Transportation News)
ROUSH CleanTech was started by noted performance engineer and motorsports legend Jack Roush in 2010. He began his automotive career at Ford Motor Co. in 1964, assembling Ford’s iconic Mustang. Roush applied his passion for performance and focus on success to create Roush Enterprises and its subsidiaries… (Green Fleet)
Alvin Independent School District (ISD), just south of Houston, converted its school bus fleet to propane autogas following the energy crisis of the 1970s. Fuel access and pricing were starting to hinder the district’s transportation department, and after researching alternative fuels, the district switched to propane autogas in 1982. Thirty-one years later, Alvin ISD operates more than 100 propane autogas school buses that travel a total of nearly 1 million miles each year… (School Bus Fleet)
As a number of school districts across the United States are switching their buses from diesel to propane, Coolidge Unified School District becomes the first in Pinal County to make the switch. On Wednesday, Superintendent Charie Wallace and Micheal Schmitt, director of plant operations, gave the governing board their reasons for the recommendations… (Coolidge Examiner)
As harvest comes to a close, take a moment to winterize equipment. Proper storage and maintenance in the off-season lowers upkeep costs and reduces downtime from broken parts, helping ensure systems work safely and efficiently next season. Nearly 40 percent of farms in the U.S. use propane to run pumps and engines, heat buildings, and dry and process crops… (Agri-View)
The new propane bus for the Crawford AuSable School District has been on the roll, transporting students to sporting events and activities. The school district received the 2014 77-passenger propane Blue Bird bus, which has a right side fiberglass storage compartment installed, about three weeks ago… (CrawfordCountyAvalanche.com)
The Cleveland school district is considering a plan to replace its aging bus fleet with 225 new vehicles by the end of this school year. The district would pay about $19 million over the next seven years in a lease-purchase plan that districts Chief Executive Officer Eric Gordon presented to the school board Tuesday night… (Cleveland.com)
ROUSH CleanTech, a developer of propane autogas vehicle technologies, has hired five professionals to help the company drive continued growth in its light- and medium-duty Ford commercial vehicle and Blue Bird school bus business lines. Steve Whaley has been tapped to launch ROUSH CleanTech’s Ford F-650 and F-59 stripped chassis autogas systems, particularly among logistics and linen-industry fleets… (NGTNews)
An automotive blog is talking about the Mass Transportation Authority’s use of propane to power vehicles and the big cost savings that have come with fueling them. John McElroy, host of the TV program, “Autoline Detroit,” said in a column on autoblog.com that commercial truck and bus fleet operators are “becoming keenly interested in running their vehicles on liquid propane” — partly because of savings like those seen by the MTA… (MLive)
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