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Biodiesel For School Bus Fleet
Every school day 440,000 yellow school buses transport more than 24 million to and from school and school related activities. While it is safer for students to ride in a bus rather than a personal car, leading science firms are discovering the dirty diesel secret of the yellow school bus. The NRDC and the Coalition for Clean Air found in 2001 that children who ride a diesel school bus may be exposed to up to four times more toxic diesel exhaust than someone traveling in a car directly in front of it. The study found that excess exhaust levels inside school buses were 23 to 46 times higher than levels considered to be a significant cancer risk according to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency and federal guidelines.
One of the easiest and best options for school districts to protect student health is to blend at least 20% Biodiesel with Diesel. Biodiesel offers a cleaner transportation fuel made from renewable resources and is recognized by the EPA as one of the Clean Fuel/Clean Technology options under the Clean School Bus program. It can be used in existing equipment and stored in existing facilities without modification, in any blend from one to 99 percent. Because of its benefits, many school districts across the nation have decided to use biodiesel for their transportation needs.
School districts that use biodiesel report a decrease in student complaints about headaches, as well as fewer missed school days. Drivers of biodiesel buses also report fewer headaches and fewer incidences of asthmatic attacks. The health of students and workers is a compelling reason for choosing biodiesel.
• Biodiesel for School Bus Fleets
• Biodiesel for Petroleum Distributors
Support for Biodiesel from the Trucking Industry
excerpt from the weekly environmental news and information program "Living on Earth", hosted by Steve Curwood and distributed by Public Radio International.
"At the largest truck show in the country, that's the Mid-American Truck Show in Louisville, Kentucky, 17 percent had tried Biodiesel in '05, and in 2006, 40 percent had tried it. That's quite a jump in one year far as truckers' usage of Biodiesel. Additionally, the largest trucking trade organization in the country, the American Trucking Associations, recently announced their endorsement of biodiesel blends up to five percent - as long as the fuel meets quality standards. This represents a huge shift in policy says ATA's Rich Moskowitz."
Listen to radio show
For more information on your specific OEM comments related to the use of Biodiesel, please click here.
For more information please visit the National Biodiesel board guide for fleet managers.
