all school related costs with this money, including funding school transportation.” Tese costs include regular maintenance, which is as import- ant if not more so to keeping school buses in tip-top condition. Tech-
require refurbishment because that just adds to the expense. Older buses require more maintenance ex- pense, but it’s still a limited amount of money the transportation gets and they must do the best they can,” said Hollander.
School districts in the Silver State,
according to Hollander, “receive a lump sum via the Distributive Ac- count, and are expected to manage
nology, such as remote diagnostics, provides tools fleet managers have never had before to get ahead of mechanical issues. But, coupled with such advancements as the latest engine and emissions controls, the result has been higher price tags for new vehicles. But per the principles of Total Cost of Ownership, fleets should be basing their decisions on how the technology can increase
efficiency and safety long term, thus amortizing any price increases over the number of years the operation needs the bus to remain in service. Trish Reed, vice president and GM of IC Bus, points to innovations, such as fleet management programs, that have helped school bus operators save both time and money, as fleets are able to transform to a more pro- active preventive maintenance model, thus decreasing a vehicles TCO. “Greater uptime can be realized by monitoring bus health in real-time, instead of the standard method of operator initiated paperwork, which can cause delays and unplanned downtime,” said Reed. “Key pre- and post-trip functions are also monitored helping maintenance teams and operators.” l
Districts across the country rely on grant money to update fleets. When grant money is unavailable, technicians work hard to keep fleets running.
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