Getting the yellow wagons ready

WESTFALL — August 30 marks the first day of the 2010-2011 school year at the Delaware Valley school district. For some parents, “first day” is just the beginning of a yearly routine, for others, it’s the beginning of worry as last school year, many people voiced their concerns over emissions and environmental safety related to transportation issues. “We saw a lot of complaints in the paper last year,” said Robert Adams, maintenance foreman of Rohrer Pike County. “People think there are tanks in the ground - there’s no tanks going in the ground. They see black smoke - but most of our busses are newer fleets, one to two years old, a lot of them here have new emissions on them, you won’t see black smoke coming out of them like you used to,” he said. A new bus contractor in their first year with DV, Rohrer school busses now have a new home, moving into Matamoras on Mountain Avenue East. “We’re a respectful company. We have a schedule and make sure the busses are being well maintained year round. They come in every 5,000 miles for a thorough check up, even during the summer time whether they need it or not.” Rohrer operates a fleet of over 700 buses and also services the Abington Heights school district.