Like a lot of other school districts around the country, it had been awhile since the Quitman (Mississippi) School District had added any new buses to its 57-bus fleet.

Thomas Honors 2009 Top Dealers Matthews Buses Named Dealer of the Year High Point, N.C. “ Thomas Built Buses presented its Dealer of the Year award to Ballston Spa, New York-based Matthews Buses, Inc. Matthews also was named northeast region dealer of the year. Family-owned Matthews Bus has been a Thomas dealer since 1967.

Recent news articles discuss how the Orange County School District, located in Orlando, Florida, is increasing safety and efficiency while saving taxpayers money over the 10 year life cycle of the bus.

Local NBC Affiliate WESH 2 News reporter Greg Fox covered the delivery of Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Buses to the Orange County Public School Board. The story, including comments from Glenn Matthews, President of Matthews Buses, Inc and Steve Huckeba of the Transportation Division. The purchase means that Orange County will have some of the safest school buses in the nation.

Courtesy Cumminsengines.com

If your school corporation's bid sheet stipulates that bus engines must meet EPA 2010 and California Air Resource Board emissions standards without the use of credits, Cummins now offers two new school bus ratings on the ISB6.7 engine that run at lower than 0.2 grams oxides of nitrogen (NOx).

COLUMBUS, Ind. (Feb. 03, 2012) – Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced today that it has received certification from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for two new school bus ratings. These new ratings for the ISB6.7 are certified at 0.20g Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) per brake horsepower hour without the use of emissions credits.