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“Our corporate responsibility is to ensure we support appropriate and sustainable technologies that not only benefit the environment, but also offer a viable, future application.”
— Greg Miller, senior vice president of fleet
operations for National Express Corporation underscored the company’s commitment to sustainability in light of receiving the first of two NEXBUS Hybrid-Electric school buses from Collins Bus Corporation.
Readers of top German magazines
voted Webasto as the best brand for air conditioning and heating systems for commercial vehicles for the fifth sraight year. With 67.3 percent of the votes, We- basto had a clear lead over its competi- tors in the area of air conditioning/heat-
ing, according to publisher ETM Verlag. Termo King has a new promotion for
customers purchasing select Espar heat- ers from participating Termo King deal- ers. Customers can qualify for rebates of up to $1,000 when they purchase quali- fying quantities of select Espar heaters through the end of this year.
Transfinder in September won a con- tract to provide
standardized routing
software for all 200 school districts in Maine following a proposal process that began in February. Rick Soules, the state transportation director at the depart- ment of education, said the Web-enabled routing software will be provided to schools at no cost. “Tis will eliminate the costly and time-consuming efforts by local school units in procuring the same technology from a variety of vendors,” he added. Transfinder is partnering with Core Education and Consulting Solutions. “We are excited to work with CORE to
help school districts throughout Maine integrate their district data into our soft- ware system so they can create an optimal transportation management system that meets their unique geographic and demo- graphic requirements,” said Antonio Civi- tella, Transfinder’s president & CEO.
East Penn Manufacturing won a $32.5
million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to expand production capabilities of advanced lead-acid batteries, a critical component of hybrid-electric vehicles. Te company also received the Cevallos Award by the Pennsylvania Institute for Children’s Environmental Health for its commitment to the environmental health of children. n
Correction: On page 16 of the September 2009 issue we misprinted the Tomas Bus 2010 vehicle pricing. Te stated $9,000 price increase will actually be $6,700 for the ISB6.7 engine.
SAVING ON TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS YOUR ENTIRE DISTRICT
S tart with a few questions: 1. What’s your transportation budget?
2. How many buses do you have on the road? 3. How many miles do your buses travel? 4. How many students do you transpor t?
Call Transfinder for a free analysis
and discover cost-saving efficiencies in your operation today.
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