On Long Island, the familiar rumble of diesel school buses is beginning to share the road with a quieter presence. A growing ...

If you've ever ridden a bus in a city -- it doesn't really matter which one -- you know that the engine and transmission situated beneath the floor can get excruciatingly loud, both inside and outside ...

Engines on 37 New Flyer buses bought by Sound Transit in 1999 have been so unreliable they will have to be replaced far earlier than expected. The Detroit Diesel engines have been such a maintenance ...