Fleet Application for School Transportation Vehicles
Find transportation data and information about the school transportation vehicle application. Fleets in niche markets operate vehicles designed to serve specific functions, which makes these vehicles ideal for the adoption of alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies.
Vehicle Availability
Vehicle Operation Data
Average Speed
18
mph average
0
mph
50
mph
Maximum Speed
57
mph average
0
mph
100
mph
Daily Distance
60
mile average
0
miles
300
miles
Average operating time
3 hours per day
Average stops
85 stops per day
1 stops per mile
Data from Fleet DNA based on the average of 888 days of driving data from 210 school transportation vehicles operating in the United States
Case Studies
Massachusetts School Fleets Get Answers through Electric Bus Testing
July 17, 2020
Washington School District Cuts Costs and Improves Air Quality with Propane Buses
April 9, 2019
Deploying Clean Buses in Texas through Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs)
April 20, 2016
Mesa Unified School District Reaps Economic and Environmental Benefits with Propane Buses
Jan. 26, 2016
Minnesota School District Finds Cost Savings, Cold-Weather Reliability with Propane Buses
Jan. 26, 2016
Biodiesel Offers an Easy Alternative for Fleets
Aug. 18, 2015
Partnerships Cement Long-Term Success for Northern Colorado Duo
March 17, 2015
The Heat Is on in St. Louis Buses
May 24, 2013
Idle Reduction Programs at Tennessee Schools
Sept. 14, 2012
Biodiesel Fuels Education in Alabama
May 1, 2012
Videos
New Hampshire Cleans up with Biodiesel Buses
May 26, 2017
Natural Gas Fuels School Buses and Refuse Trucks in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb. 18, 2017
Baton Rouge School District Adds Propane Buses to Its Fleet
Dec. 23, 2016
Propane Powers School Buses in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Oct. 28, 2016
Boston Public Schools Moves to Propane
Aug. 20, 2016
Kern County Schools Expands CNG Station for Bus Fleet and Public Use
Sept. 22, 2015
Florida Schools First in State to Power up With Propane
Aug. 22, 2015
California School District Creates First-of-Its-Kind Zero-Emissions Bus
Dec. 20, 2014
Pennsylvania School Buses Run on Natural Gas
Aug. 16, 2014
Virginia Converts Vehicles to Propane in Spotsylvania County
June 28, 2014
Michigan Transports Students in Hybrid Electric School Buses
Jan. 4, 2014
Cities Make the Clean Switch to Natural Gas
Nov. 21, 2013
Propane Buses Help Minnesota Schools Carve out Greener Future
June 29, 2013
Natural Gas School Buses Help Kansas City Save Money
Nov. 12, 2011
Electric Trucks Deliver at Kansas City Schools
Sept. 17, 2011
Propane Buses Save Money for Virginia Schools
Feb. 25, 2010
Empire Coachworks Converts Limousines to Natural Gas
Jan. 14, 2010
Publications
Reports
- Electric School Bus Pilot Project EvaluationApril 2018
- American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Clean Cities Project AwardsOctober 2016
- The Growing Presence of Propane in Pupil TransportationAugust 2016
Brochures & Fact Sheets
- Bring Electric School Buses to Your District (Vermont Energy Investment Corporation)January 2018
- School Districts Move to the Head of the Class with PropaneJanuary 2016