Contractor Profiles
Miller Transportation Total Fleet: 182 School Buses/111 Motor Coaches School District Customers/Contracts: 35 Number of Drivers: 203 School Bus Drivers / 167 Motor Coach Drivers Students Transported: 5,800 Per Day
Miller Transportation has been providing transporta-
tion for more than 70 years to school districts in Indiana and Kentucky. The company finds culture to be a huge part of its organization. Most managers have CDL licens- es, and they drive when needed. Responses are provided by Todd Edwards, the company’s school bus contracts manager.
On Technology Implementation: “As technology has become an ever-increasing part
of our lives, the school bus industry has been a leader in developing and accepting technology. GPS technology has allowed parents to track their child’s bus and is now widely used in many apps. We continue to strive to make the school bus even safer. I think that advancement in
collision avoidance systems, and ways to make the operation of the bus safer, will be areas that we look toward. Even though technology is a great tool, training drivers is still the most import- ant aspect of operating a school bus.”
On Going ‘Green’: “In the last two years, I have had only one school ask
about alternative fuels. The school was asking about electric. Our local city transit (IndyGo) has been talking about electric buses for new planned service. There is a wide spectrum of approaches nationwide to include a variety of alternate fuel systems. But in our markets, the focus has been on improving existing systems (diesel) with emission reduction enhancements. These systems (DPF, SCR, DEF) add complexity and cost to operating and maintaining school buses. In our state (Indiana), I see the grant funds as an opportunity to more rapidly implement these emission reductions, by supple- menting the cost of replacing vehicles without these enhancements.”
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SAVE THE DATE MARCH 20-25, 2020
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