54% of transportation directors/ supervisors that use either CNG, electric or propane in their fleet said that those vehicles are used to transport
students with special needs. (Out of 46 responses.)
Are you experiencing a delay in
receiving new orders of school buses? 74% Yes 26% No
(Out of 143 responses.)
Are the delays due to a shortage of chassis?
63% I don’t know 30% Yes 7% No
(Out of 105 responses.)
consume as much energy as one would think, he shared. Coonrod added that this enables the driver to turn off the ESB and still operate the lift.
Considering Propane Scott Speer, the transportation director at Hannibal
Public Schools in Missouri near the west bank of the Mis- sissippi River, said his district looked at various alternative fueled options for their fleet. Ultimately, the district chose propane. “Propane separated itself from the other fuels because
of the following: A long-standing history of use by the National Park Service since the 1970s, improvements in fueling technology in the past decade, long-term sustain- ability, a low cost of facility conversion, affordability of the fuel source, and fit for our community,” he shared. Currently the district has nine Type C propane school buses out of a total of 38 school buses in the fleet. He not- ed the district has no Type A buses at this time. “Benefits that we have noticed for our special education
students and their parents include little to no exhaust fumes around the bus while loading and unloading, a
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