...them pull up," Ms. Robinson said. "Ms. Newton said she loved it to death." About 81 percent of Aiken's 143 route buses are at least 12 years old. Statewide, about 87 percent of the fleet is at least 10 years old. "South Carolina's...

...information about where buses actually go and a host of other issues. From his driver's seat on one of the new Kmart Route buses, James Odell yelled back that among the many transit systems he has experienced first-hand during the past several...

...of spare buses with an average age of 20 years. "(This is) to ensure a replacement bus is available for a defective route bus," Mr. Shinn said. The demand for school buses has skyrocketed in the past decade. According to Mr. Shinn, the reasons...

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Bus routes Bus-route information is too lengthy to be printed in this back-to-school edition. For information on bus routes, call your...

...796-4777, officials say, call back and be patient. The employees -- with colorcoded, 4-foot maps containing every bus route, bus number, school and street address -- are well equipped to handle the calls. They've been preparing all summer...

...service on Saturdays over a month's time, but about 2,500 trips were made in September alone. Along with fewer routes, bus riders will begin paying 50 cents more for a one-way trip beginning Nov. 1, Ms. Bassham said. Regular riders will...

...be the oldest in the nation, with the average bus being 14 years old. More than 80 percent of Aiken County's 143 route buses are at least 12 years old; the figure is 87 percent for the state as a whole - 5,600 school buses. Such old gas-guzzlers...

...will receive at least 15 65-passenger buses and two special 35-passenger buses. About 81 percent of Aiken's 143 route buses are at least 12 years old. Statewide, about 87 percent of the fleet is at least 10 years old. "We'll look at our '84...

...Columbia County: Serves 27 schools and about 11,000 pupils twice a day Fleet includes 170 vehicles Buses drive 150 routes Buses average 13,500 miles daily System employs 143 bus drivers, has 25 slots for bus assistants, 30 special education...