SCHMITTY & SONS’ FIRST ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS BEGINS DELIVERING STUDENTS TO LAKEVILLE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS October 3, 2017 – The first all-electric school bus in Minnesota, operated by Schmitty & Sons, recently began transporting students to and from schools in the Lakeville Area Public Schools. The school bus is a Lion Electric LionC. “This is […]
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RONKONKOMA COMPANY LAYING OFF 900 SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, OTHER EMPLOYEES
RONKONKOMA COMPANY LAYING OFF 900 SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS, OTHER EMPLOYEES March 30, 2020 – One of Long Island’s biggest school bus companies is laying off about 900 drivers and other employees Wednesday in the face of school closings because of the coronavirus, according to union representatives, who added that other transportation firms had “done the […]
Continue readingCITY SPENDING $5.9M A DAY FOR IDLED SCHOOL BUSES DURING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
CITY SPENDING $5.9M A DAY FOR IDLED SCHOOL BUSES DURING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK April 4, 2020 – New York City is spending nearly $6 million a day during the coronavirus crisis for idled school buses, The Post has learned. Under contracts with school-bus companies, the nation’s largest school system is obligated to pay 85% of the […]
Continue readingWHY SCHOOL BUS CONTRACTORS NEED TO BE PAID DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK
WHY SCHOOL BUS CONTRACTORS NEED TO BE PAID DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK • April 7, 2020 – Many school bus companies over the state and country have reached out to me about the perils of the COVID-19 crisis and what has happened to their businesses. Mass layoffs have taken place. Shops have completely ceased operations. Many […]
Continue readingBATTLE OVER SCHOOL BUS SERVICE IN NEW YORK CITY
BATTLE OVER SCHOOL BUS SERVICE IN NEW YORK CITY FEBRUARY 1, 2007 – It seemed like an easy way to save millions of dollars: consolidate yellow school bus routes so New York City was no longer paying for buses for hundreds, if not thousands, of children who never actually rode them. But when the plan […]
Continue readingOFFICIALS SAY SCHOOL BUS SYSTEM HAS TIES TO MOB
April 23, 1995 – Former and current officials of the union and 14 companies negotiating a new contract for New York City’s school bus service have longstanding connections with organized-crime figures, according to court records and law enforcement authorities. Two representatives of the union, Local 1181 of the Amalgamated Transit Union, have been co-defendants with […]
Continue readingSCHOOL BUSES, UNIONS AND THE MOB: A SPECIAL REPORT
SCHOOL BUSES, UNIONS AND THE MOB: A SPECIAL REPORT; SCHOOL BUS CONTRACTS GO TO COMPANIES WITH TIES TO MOB December 26, 1990 – Without competitive bidding, New York City consistently awards the most expensive school bus contracts in the nation, and many have gone to companies linked to suspected organized-crime figures. One company that transported […]
Continue readingAMPLY POWER & LOGAN BUS ANNOUNCES ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS PILOT PROJECT IN NYC
Mountain View, Calif., February 5, 2020 – Pioneering methods to accelerate electric fleet adoption, AMPLY Power will demonstrate and document its Charging-as-a-Service approach for an all-electric school bus fleet in New York City. Logan Bus Company is providing a fleet of five electric school buses for the demonstration, Black and Veatch will be bringing their […]
Continue readingDrivers of NYC’s biggest school bus contractor vote to authorize a strike
With contract talks stalled, thousands of school bus drivers and attendants voted Wednesday to authorize a strike against Reliant Transportation, city schools’ largest bus operator, union officials said. Two thousand workers from the Amalgamated Transit Union’s Local 1181 voted overwhelmingly to authorize the strike against their employer, which operates about 900 of the city’s more […]
Continue readingTriad Community Unit School District Orders Three All-Electric Motiv-Powered School Buses
TRIAD COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT ORDERS THREE ALL-ELECTRIC MOTIV-POWERED SCHOOL BUSES Triad Community Unit School District #2 in Troy, Illinois placed an order for three Motiv-powered, all-electric Type C school buses. Ameren Illinois, a leading electric utility with a strong commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship, will be assisting with the installation of Triad’s charger and charging infrastructure. Triad’s electric […]
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