Collins Announces Hybrid-Electric Type A

With an announced partnership between Collins Bus Corporation and Azure Dynamics, the first-ever Ford-certified Type-A hybrid-electric school bus is bound for roads. Designs for the vehicle promise a fuel economy of up to 40 percent. Read the whole story on STNOnline.

How to Get $ for DOC, DPFs, heaters, etc ...

Missed the STN Webinar that discussed the grant applications necessary to get a piece of $300 million diesel emissions reduction funding? Catch up and download the presentations online.

Prepping for Cold Weather

As a cold front swept much of the country, we've been hearing and writing a lot about what's been going on in garages, from one Atlanta district's "Cold Start"program, to early rising in Texas and what one Ohio district does when temperatures drop to 35 below. But what do you do to cope with the cold? What works for you? Plug-in heaters? Indoor storage? Engine pre-heaters?


Side note: if you're worried about biodiesel and the cold, tomorrow STN looks at what really happened to one Minnesota fleet earlier this month. Until then, enjoy one of our favorite recent finds on YouTube: The Hot Rod School Bus.