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Kimberly Raney, Oakland Unified School District director of transportation, with Pallav Prakash and Vivek Garg of Zum Services.
Innovator of the Year Transforms California School District Oakland Unified School District Director of Transportation Kimberly Rainey discussed how Pallav Prakash, the 2024 STN Innovator of the Year and director of electrification program operations at Zum Services, made headlines by electrifying the district’s entire fleet with bidirectional charging for V2G. Read more about the project mindset and processes at
stnonline.com/go/jp.
Harvard Study Assesses Health, Climate Impact of Electric School Buses Researchers looked at the effects of replacing diesel buses with electric buses and financially quantified the worth of climate benefits
A row of Boston Public Schools electric buses.
resulting from reduced greenhouse gas emissions. They also discuss the impact on student’s health by lessening exposure to air pollution which can lead to a reduction in mortality rates and asthma. Read more about the report at
stnonline.com/go/ju.
Minnesota School Bus Company Named NSTA Contractor of the Year The National School Transportation Association in partnership with STN selected Palmer Bus Service as its
NSTA’s Curt Macysn, Shane Johnson of Palmer Bus, and STN’s Tony Corpin.
Contractor Company of the Year last month at the Annual Meeting and Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Palmer Bus is celebrating its 50th year in business and operates school buses for over two dozen school districts statewide. The company was specifically recognized for its adoption of renewable natural gas. Read more at
stnonline.com/go/jy.
NHTSA Releases Traffic Fatality Estimates for Early 2024 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published data in June that indicates the
number of people who died in traffic crashes during the first three months of the year declined in
comparison to the same period in 2023. For a full breakdown of the data results, including what the predictions are for full-year traffic fatality rates, read the article at
stnonline.com/go/jt.
16 School Transportation News • AUGUST 2024
Trans Tech Becomes Latest Forest River Acquisition The companies announced that the transition would be “seamless” as Trans Tech’s manufacturing moves to Forest
River’s Indiana plant this fall. It is expected to result in increased
Trans Tech President John Phraner
production capacity and a broad- ened number of Trans Tech products available to the market. Read more at
stnonline.com/go/jv.
Web Poll Results: Is training mechanics on high-voltage electric school buses a priority heading into the new school year?
41% Yes 59% No
(Out of 112 votes from June 1 – June 30).
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