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District contractor reports routing gains, cleaner start times and new alternative vehicles; utility limits slow electric bus use
Summary
Hoglund (Hogan/Hoglund) Transportation presented year-end routing results showing fewer miles driven, lower discipline referrals on buses and pilot vehicles including one electric van, one electric bus awaiting charging upgrades and a propane bus.
Joe Kunkel, head of the district's contracted transportation provider, presented an end-of-year report and plans for 2025'26 Monday to the Monticello Public School District board.
Kunkel said the contractor received workplace and industry recognition last year and highlighted operational changes implemented with the district, including revised start times and consolidated routing that reduced total miles driven by approximately 115,000 miles year-over-year. "The average time riding on a bus is less," he said, and he credited changes in routing and start times with a noticeable decline in discipline referrals on some campuses.
Kunkel provided specific referral counts: at Eastview referrals fell from 112 (59 repeat offenders) in 2024 to 33 (9 repeat offenders) in…
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