KISSFanDan1995 I miss seeing the mid 80s blue bird all American FE buses Those buses had a square front grille with a low revving deisel engine and a creme colored dash board and the steering wheel along with the front gas heater Seriously the last time I seen these old buses was back in 2006
Sometimes the older ones COULD be more reliable if maintained. They didn't have DEF, regen, EGR crap etc. They simply ran unless there was a basic problem. This newer stuff has EGR failures, wont regen, electrical issues, gotta go into them every other day with a laptop. They are catching up to cars with the emissions but that stuff will shut it down or derate if any sensor is unhappy.
Bus no. 3785 with over 500k miles and still going, impressive! One of my train pals has an old short bed Chevy pickup with over 700,000 miles! The reason why it has so much, well he does a lot of driving, but had the engine rebuilt at least once and must really keep up with other maintenance! I like old things and when they work, I'll still use it, regardless of age! I'm not that kind of person that keeps up with the times. I upgrade on my terms and not technologies terms or the other BS. If bus 3785 is still with this district, keep it going. If you got rid of it already, most newer buses are computer aided and when something goes wrong, it conks out and needs maintenance. There are vehicles that date back from the 1980s, and even the 1970s still on the road because of perfect maintenance. There are even steam locomotives that a few date back from the 1890s that still run at tourists attractions because of great maintenance. They just don't make things like they used to and that breaks my heart of the newer stuff. I like old things and I won't keep up with the times. Some people say I'm living in the past, but I don't care. OLD STUFF ROCKS!!!!
My bus in the morning is from 2000 and in the afternoon I have a 2002. We still have a fair amount of them, and I live in New York. With winters and all and they still have these buses on regular routes
For my area, we still have a bus with the older CA plates on it, I think it's a 92. I also know we have some mid-late 90's buses as well, likely be gone by 2020 IMO. And also a sister one has a 2000 Freightliner bus, that got a new paint jobs on the rims just a year or 2 ago. Likely not going to be out until 2022 likely for that one then.
I rode buses from the 80s and 90s in school. But my district maintained the buses well. Which was why they even still had them. They worked fine. As good as they did when they were made
We ride a really old bus like 1999 and we've never had problems besides a bad alternator but we changed that and no more problems besides every single newer bus we drive. it breaks down!!!
Apple Personally I sincerely adore the old buses My school district uses a few old GMC’s/bluebirds and a few bluebird long buses that seem to be either late 90s or early 2000‘s models One of them bus 43 which was taking place for bus 24 Number 43 has a fair bit of fender well rust and it smokes a bit when it starts I love it because it’s old and I know it will last
They can be really dependable to the District if they are Regularly maintained and kept in tiptop shape which is kind of hard I guess when you’re running a very large fleet which is I guess where the problem is the size of the fleet which is negatively impacting maintenance capability
Volvoishiftlover Kenworth the school system I work for as a school bus mechanic we have a 85 International s1800 and a bunch of 90 model Chevrolets as activity buses why? Because our school system doesn't give a damn about transportation and tbh our older buses are more reliable than the newer buses because because when something breaks on a new bus it's electronic when something breaks on the international or 90 model Chevrolet it's mechanic
Exactly. It depends on maintenance. I know districts with buses older then that. Many times the only reason they retire them is because they don’t make the parts anymore
Just an opinion from a mechanical standpoint of you those Thomas pusher buses are a piece of shit to start with and they should’ve left them on the damn Assembly floor
When I went to school . We had dodge gas powered buses with manual transmissions. When it snows . They put tire chains on the back wheels . Heater forget about it there was none . Bus driver had defrost for windshield. That's it
wrong. third party bus companies are a disaster waiting to happen. why a school district would turn over control of kids to who-knows-who-is-behind-the-wheel is why literally almost every.single.one. of these videos involves some shit company like first student or worse.
@@ryanbarker5217 - wrong is your opinion. I have more school bus knowledge than you will ever imagine. Board operations are not perfection personified either. Years ago when I was in the Jersey area there was a Barker Bus Co. - - - a private company.
In Maryland, where I’m from, as well as other Mid-Atlantic or Northern states, the majority of school buses are privately contracted. It’s mostly in the South or the Midwest where buses are the property of the school board, but there are still contractors in states like Tennessee and Michigan. Either way, most of us don’t think it matters. (But we in Maryland never hope to have shitty First Student buses running around.)
It just proves that they are not spending money on transportation . I'm guessing they are spending it on wages. Should have so many replaced every year.
My bus has a lot of miles and I dont see what the issue is as long as the bus runs and passes safety inspection they should keep them there build better.
If the FEDERAL money was used for schools this wouldn’t be a problem. Whatever’s happened to the lotto money supposedly SPECIFICALLY for schools??????????????
A school district I worked at had in their contract with First Student that the buses could not be more than 5 model years old nor have more than 50k miles. We got brand new buses added to the fleet every years as the others were rotated out.
my school got 3 Chevrolet busses from the 90s. 1s been siting but never had 1 problem. the second one burnt its brakes. the third one hasn't ran on route since its drivet retired. the 2 that need work are great to look. the one that runs goes on route almost everyday
Gabe I feel like the woman that appeared afterwards is nothing but a snowflake I wouldn’t worry if my own kids were on an old bus with over 400,000 It’s obviously not neglected if it’s made it that far to go around to the moon and back then around the planet three times
My lack of concern about the bus… Not that I have kids of my own I’m just showing trust in such a machine to keep them safe to keep anyone’s kids safe it doesn’t matter how old is if it’s kept in good condition it won’t do the following •burst into flames. • do something similar to the previous point and end up on the side the road stranded. Sephira catastrophic mechanical failure resulting in loss of control and fly off the road.
Fake news! School buses are like trucks, their designed for the long haul. The reason these busses are having issues is due to the lazy workers in the maintenance department. Fire them all and start from scratch!
Try working on 1,400 buses at once and then say that. It's clear to me that the district hasn't hired enough trained mechanics in order to keep up with their fleet.
My school KENSTON FOREST SCHOOL Blackstone Virginia All of our buses are older than 2003 Except for two vans for the small routes with hardly any kids Our buses are old Except for 4 Four are 2002 I ride a van since our route Is with hardly any kids We need new buses because Some or breaking down and I don't want any students with A certain Bus Driver/Transportation Supervisor Ok Just we need new buses
