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Acadia Parish hears DS Bus Service update on fleet, air conditioning and driver shortages
Summary
DS Bus Service provided a fleet and staffing update to the Acadia Parish School Board, reporting plans to purchase buses, retrofit older vehicles with air conditioning, and ongoing driver recruitment to cover routes.
The Acadia Parish School Board received an update from Russell Lanclos of DS Bus Service on fleet condition, air conditioning, driver shortages and hiring efforts.
Lanclos said the district currently spends about $1,100,000 per year on buses and that the district's goal is to avoid having buses older than 10 years in regular service. He said the district is targeting about 10 new buses per year, which, at that rate, would take roughly six to seven years to cycle the fleet given current route counts.
Board and transportation staff discussed air conditioning. Lanclos said approximately 24 to…
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