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Article29 September 2026

Politico's New Jersey Playbook on diesel and school bus contracts

“New Jersey Playbook”

A line of fuel trucks parked nose to tail in a yard at sunrise.

Bus operators and districts with older buildings that use oil for heating will see the most immediate impact of rising diesel costs.

— John Tirado, founder and president of Summa Energy

Politico's New Jersey Playbook turned to the fuel side of the school transport squeeze: contractors bidding on routes priced against a diesel market that has since moved against them.

John was asked what a doubled fuel bill does to a contract that was signed before the run-up.

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