Letter to the Editor: Great move on electric school buses
To the editor: Great move on electric school buses Kudos to Andover, Trombly, and NRT bus for replacing five outgoing diesel-powered school buses with electric ones. As we quickly transition to a clean-energy economy, electric vehicles are our future. At the end, the article (in the Lawrence Eagle Tribune) notes the cost differential: Electric school buses are […]
Massachusetts district modernizes fleet by going electric
LAWRENCE, Mass. – As gas prices remain an ongoing concern, too many districts continue paying a premium to keep fleets moving. In addition to contending with the cost of fueling school buses with diesel fuel, is the issue of significant emissions. Looking to the future, officials announced plans Monday to update the district’s fleet on […]
Help wanted at the wheel
The dad arrived with his young son in a stroller to the new bus driver and recruitment center in the heart of downtown Lawrence Thursday with no inkling the governor would be there within a few minutes to cut a ribbon and celebrate its opening. Julio Mella, 55, of Lawrence, a former dump-truck driver two […]
Proposed school bus cameras would capture driver violations
BOSTON – A new school bus technology that would make it safer for children to ride the school bus is being considered by legislators. The legislation would allow video cameras on school buses to capture vehicles who don’t stop for buses with their lights on and ultimately take action against that driver. “When they’re crossing […]
Welcome back to school. Your new driver is wearing fatigues.
CHELSEA, Mass. — When Sgt. Phillip Hickman served as the crew chief on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, he was responsible for maintaining the aircraft, firing a mounted weapon and overseeing everyone on board. His current mission involves a different kind of cargo: middle-schoolers. On a recent afternoon, Hickman was sitting behind the wheel of […]