child-check systems on buses as well as GPS and computerized routing. Video surveillance on buses is also more widespread, and that doesn’t just mean having one camera in place, either. It’s the integration of three to four cameras along with DVRs to capture key vantage points. National Express has responded by offering technology as a
tool to help district customers save money while improving their routing and scheduling, reducing fuel consumption and improv- ing their fleet utilization overall. “We’ve rolled out GPS on about 80 percent of our buses, and
one of the things we’re doing with that information is managing fuel consumption,” Duke said. Fuel and idling go hand-in-hand, and National Express this
year implemented a nationwide anti-idling program. Part of that program implementation stems from Durham School Services in April settling with the Environmental Protection Agency on excessive diesel idling of its buses in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. After paying a $90,000 penalty as part of the settlement,
Durham also had to implement a national training program to prevent excessive idling from its 13,900-bus fleet operating in 30 states and replace 30 of its older buses in the New England area. Duke said the replacement process has begun with those older
buses. Meanwhile, the anti-idling program includes monitoring idling on bus lots, posting anti-idling signs and providing more
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