Moves planned to save wear on North Adams buses

Decatur Daily Democrat:

In an effort to more evenly distribute the wear on fleet buses, North Adams Schools Director of Transportation, Facilities and Grounds Larry Carty told the schools' board of education on Tuesday that a plan has been developed to shift some of the vehicles between routes.

Based upon accumulated mileage on a particular bus, average annual mileage for each route and years of service remaining until the bus can be traded, moves are being planned, he said. Carty added that a retirement total mileage in the range of 120,000 to 150,000 is being targeted.