On June 12, 2008, Governor Deval Patrick announced the launch of MassCleanDiesel, the nation's first fully funded statewide program designed to reduce air pollution from school buses.

Governor Patrick said: "The buses that take our children to school should not foul the air breathed by those same children, and this program will help put that situation to an end."

Since that announcement, MassCleanDiesel installed retrofits on more than 2,000 diesel-powered school buses, at no expense to bus owners. These retrofits help keep engine fumes away from children on buses and reduce exhaust emissions to the air. That means cleaner rides for kids and healthier air for everyone.

Although MassCleanDiesel ended on June 30, 2011, the program will provide air quality benefits for many years to come. For example, more than 300,000 kids in nearly 300 municipalities across the Commonwealth ride to school in lower-polluting buses. And overall, the program is responsible for reducing emissions of harmful air pollutants by more than 27 tons per year.

Please contact us if you would like to learn more about the program's benefits.  

Note: The MassCleanDiesel program ended on June 30, 2011. The following informational materials were previously distributed to bus owners, vendors, and other interested parties. Although the program has ended and funding for retrofits is no longer available, these informational materials are still available on this website for anyone who wants to learn about the MassCleanDiesel school bus retrofit program.

About MassCleanDiesel

MassCleanDiesel is paying to retrofit every eligible school bus in Massachusetts.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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MassCleanDiesel's success depended on its partners: school bus owners, diesel retrofit vendors, school and municipal officials, trade associations, clean air advocates, and others. It was through the combined cooperation of these partners that MassCleanDiesel installed pollution controls on thousands of eligible diesel school buses across the Commonwealth.

The following school bus owners participated in the program by having their eligible buses equipped with pollution controls.

AA Transportation Co., Inc.
Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools
Acton Public Schools
Amherst School Department
Atlantic Express - Brookfield, MA
Bedford Charter Services, Inc.
Boys and Girls Club of Fall River
Braga Transportation, Inc.
C&W Transportation, Inc.
Cape Cod Collaborative
Cape Destinations
CAPIC Head Start
Christianson Bus LLC
Citizens for Citizens, Inc. Head Start
City of Pittsfield
Coles Pond Leasing
Concord Public Schools
Coppola Transportation
Dee Bus Service
Doherty's Garage, Inc.
Eastern Bus Company
E.H. Merrifield Bus Co., Inc.
First Student, Inc.
Fisher Bus
Five Star Transportation, Inc.
F.M. Kuzmeskus, Inc.
Foxborough Public Schools
Gokey & Quinn Bus Co., Inc.
Gregg S. Massini Bus Co., Inc.
Grybko
H&L Bloom, Inc.
H&W Transportation, Inc.
Haverhill Public Schools
Healey Bus, Inc.
John B. Ormsbee, Inc.
Joseph Ingle Bus Service, Inc.
Lecrenski Bros., Inc.
Leominster Public Schools
Lucini Bus Lines, Inc.
Lynn Economic Opportunity Council - Head Start
Massini Bus Co., Inc.
Michael J. Connolly & Sons, Inc.
Millis Public Schools
Mohawk Trail Regional School District (MTRSD)
Montachusett Opportunity Council Headstart
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School
Northampton Public Schools
North River Bus Company
North Suburban Transportation
NRT Bus, Inc.
Pathways for Children
R.C. Herrmann, Inc.
Reliable Bus
Scituate Public Schools
Seekonk School Department
Sharon Community Education
Southeastern Regional School District
Southwick-Tolland Regional School District
Sturbridge Public Schools
Sutton Public Schools
Tellstone & Son, Inc.
Tewksbury Transit, Inc.
Totman Enterprises
Town of Carver
Town of Danvers
Town of Granville
Town of Hopedale
Town of Lynnfield
Town of Monson
Town of Pembroke
Town of Weston
Transpro, LLC
Tremblay's Bus Co., LLC
Trombly Motor Coach Service, Inc.
Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School
Vendetti Motors, Inc.
Vocell Bus Company, Inc.
Wareham Public Schools
Whaling City
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical School
W.T. Holmes Transportation Co., Inc.

These vendors installed diesel retrofits on school buses under the MassCleanDiesel program.*

New England Detroit Diesel - Alison, Inc.
90 Bay State Road
Wakefield, MA  01880
(781) 287-7233
Contact: Bill Pellegrine

New England Transit Sales, Inc.
30 Progress Avenue
Tyngsboro, MA  01879
(978) 649-0777 x227
Contact: Craig Logan

Southworth-Milton, Inc.
100 Quarry Drive
Milford, MA  01757
(518) 877-6813
Contact: Wayne Clark

Shuster Corporation
4 Wright Street
New Bedford, MA  02740
(508) 999-3261
Contact: Dan Sullivan

Tri State Truck Center, Inc.
411 Hartford Turnpike
Shrewsbury, MA  01545
(508) 753-1200 x212
Contact: Chris Pentedemos

* Note: References to companies under MassCleanDiesel school bus retrofit state contract do not express or imply MassDEP endorsement or recommendation.

MassCleanDiesel ‘Clean Air for Kids’ Program Retrofits More Than 2,100 School Buses Serving Nearly 310,000 Students Statewide: Patrick-Murray Administration 3-Year Effort Results in Significant Air Pollutant Reductions

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Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Installation of Pollution Controls on 185 Buses Serving 20 Communities Across the Commonwealth

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Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Installation of Pollution Controls on Another 76 Buses Serving 18 Communities Across the Commonwealth

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Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Installation of Pollution Controls on Another 149 Buses Serving 22 Communities Across the Commonwealth

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Patrick-Murray Administration Announces Installation of Pollution Controls on Another 269 Buses Serving 64 Communities Across the Commonwealth

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Patrick-Murray Administration Announces that School Bus Retrofit Program Installs Pollution Controls on Another 347 Buses Serving 49 Communities

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Patrick-Murray Administration Announces that School Bus Retrofit Program Installs Pollution Controls on Another 72 Buses Serving 32 Communities

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School Bus Retrofit Program Installs Pollution Controls on Another 55 School Buses in Six Communities

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MassCleanDiesel Program Cleans Up Exhaust Emissions from Diesel School Buses in Four Communities

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Governor Patrick Launches Innovative Program to Retrofit Diesel School Buses with Equipment to Reduce Air Pollution

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Commonwealth Dedicates $22.5 Million to Retrofit All School, Transit Buses

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If you are a reporter in need of information about MassCleanDiesel, please contact Edmund.Coletta@state.ma.us.

MassDEP Idling Reduction Initiative

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Massachusetts Diesel Particulate Matter Emissions Inventory

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean School Bus USA Program

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EPA National Clean Diesel Campaign

EPA web site

Do you have questions about MassCleanDiesel?

Call (617) 292-5809 or email MassClean.Diesel@state.ma.us.