LANGS
Bus Lines Limited
Our Fleet
Student Safety
Lang Bus Lines Limited believes that safety and personal security of the children who are in our care daily are the first priority of student transportation. According to Transport Canada, the chrome yellow and black school bus is the safest mode of transportation for school children due to stringent driver eligibility and licensing requirements, high standards of driver training, rigorous daily and periodic vehicle inspection procedures and maintenance obligations, and school bus design and construction which affords passengers superb crash protection.
According to Transport Canada, passengers of a school bus are 16 times safer than passengers of any other vehicle on the road. School bus drivers must demonstrate exemplary skills and attitudes to transport Ontario students.
Drive Clean
Langs Bus Lines follows strict emission standards for heavy-duty diesel vehicles and we use ultra-low-sulphur diesel fuel. Our fleet is also periodically government emissions tested. These factors contribute to our fleet's low environmental impact. To further reduce students' exposure to school bus emissions, Langs Bus Lines enforce anti-idling policies with our drivers. Our drivers have received SmartDriver certification under the Federal and Provincial Government's Fleet Smart program promoting safe and fuel-efficient driving habits.
Facility Audit
During a Facility Audit, Langs Bus Lines are measured against our stated maintenance policies by the Ministry of Transportation. Vehicles are also inspected to ensure they are compliant with legislated standards, maintenance records are legitimate and driver records and logbooks have been filled out properly.
Contstruction of our busses
Langs Bus Lines' school buses are subject to extensive construction and equipment standards, to a much greater extent than any other vehicle on the road. Our school buses must meet stringent standards for structural integrity, crash protection, fire retardancy, and emergency equipment.
Passengers sit in specially designed, high-backed, specially padded seats that cushion them in the unlikely event of a collision. Known as a "passive" occupant protection system it is designed to "compartmentalize" the passengers and is unique to school buses.
Langs Bus Lines fleet of vehicles, include such features as strengthened steel beams which run the length of our school busses, a steel cage around the fuel tank, and of course the distinctive chrome yellow and black colouring, the overhead flashing lights and stop arm. This is to mention just a few of the many high safety standards that our school busses must meet.
Motor Vehicle Inspections
In addition to regular mechanical maintenance and daily vehicle inspections, our fleet is subject to extensive safety inspections by licensed mechanics, twice per year, as regulated by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. On several occasions each year, Ministry of Transportation Officers perform unannounced, random Motor Vehicle Inspections of our school buses. Our drivers and vehicle maintenance technicians take pride in the impressive success rate of these inspections.