INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS
Collins Bus Corporation Celebrates Debut of Redesigned Type A NEXBUS
Te first newly designed Collins NEXBUS rolled off the assembly
line in May at the company’s South Hutchinson, Kan., manufactur- ing facility, where employees commemorated the event. “Our employees have done an incredible job in getting the plant
converted for the new design and were justifiably proud to see the first driven out of the lot,” said Collins Bus President Kent Tyler. Members of the NSTA board of directors, who were visiting
the Collins facility, also attended the event. Ten, the NEXBUS was delivered to Collins dealer Gorman Enterprises of Elma, N.Y. Collins announced the redesign of its Type A school bus in March. Marketed under the Collins, Mid Bus and Corbeil brands,
the new NEXBUS is available in a propane or hybrid- electric
version,
with a CNG version debuting this summer. Meanwhile, Collins Bus announced Kent Tyler is the new presi-
dent and CEO of E-ONE, Inc.. Tyler replaces Peter Guile, who was appointed CEO of Allied Specialty Vehicles, the parent company of E-ONE, Collins Bus and nine other manufacturers. He will lead Col- lins Bus “for the immediate future alongside his new responsibilities at E-ONE,” said the company.
School Bus Manufacturers Attend China EXPO
Chinese officials continue to express interest in the American yellow school bus. In May, Blue Bird Corporation visited the country for the second time this year
to exhibit its flagship Vision school bus at the 2012 China Bus, Truck and Compo- nent Expo held in Beijing. Te Type C Conventional Vision school bus on display already meets Chinese safety specifications, so it can be configured and offered with various options to fit this market. “Blue Bird is still exploring potential partnerships for the Chinese market,” said
Blue Bird President and CEO Phil Horlock after Blue Bird’s first visit in February. Earlier this year, Blue Bird executives outlined to central and provincial govern-
ment officials the key fundamentals of the American school bus transportation system while also learning about the Chinese school bus market. “We have listened as Chinese citizens outlined their needs for a safe school
transportation system and have been working on a product that will meet and exceed the needs of the people,” Horlock said at the time. Meanwhile, Navistar displayed its IC Bus CE Series and hosted a booth at the
Beijing International Show in April and again at the Beijing International Road Transport show in May. John McKinney, president of Navistar Global Bus, and Brian Jacquay, vice president of research and development, demonstrated the safety and engine features of the American yellow school bus, including the stop arm, crossing gate, emergency lights, emergency exit and wheelchair lift.
School Bus Service Restored to Staten Island, Queens Students Te three-year battle to reinstate school bus service for sev-
enth- and eighth-grade students on Staten Island and parts of Queens ended with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s signature June 1. Cuomo’s approval came after the New York State legislature unan-
imously passed a bill in March to exempt New York City from the “like circumstances” clause of State Education law (S.6027/A.8683). Te vast majority of affected students are on Staten Island, with some in the Breezy Point and College Point sections of Queens. “Tis legislation will allow us to restore school busing to thou- sands of eligible seventh- and eighth-grade students in Staten Island
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and Queens, starting this September,” Marge Feinberg of the NYC Department of Education told School Transportation News. In September 2009, the DOE revoked a variance that made
seventh and eighth graders eligible for school bus service and eliminated this service for approximately 4,600 students in Stat- en Island. In all, students from 46 schools in Staten Island and Queens were affected. A coalition led by state Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, the
New York City DOE’s Community Education Council 31 and the local Amalgamated Transit Union fought to restore the service.
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