SOUTH FALLSBURG, NY — Rolling V Bus Corp. will upgrade a number of its vehicles after receiving a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

In accepting the $60,000 in grant funds through the National Clean Diesel Campaign, Rolling V has agreed to retire some of the older and less eco-friendly buses in its fleet and replace them with newer, highly fuel-efficient vehicles that conform to the latest emissions standards, set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

“We are very pleased and grateful to receive this grant from the National Clean Diesel Campaign to help us in upgrading our fleet to become more efficient and sustainable,” said Phil Vallone, president of Rolling V. “While we already have an aggressive vehicle replacement program, this will enable us to enhance what we do. Our company is truly committed to doing whatever we can to curbing diesel emissions, and the new buses that we will be able to integrate into our current fleet will go a long way toward these efforts. We look forward to the impact this grant award is sure to have.”

The National Clean Diesel Campaign is funded through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, federal legislation signed into law as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and reauthorized by President Barack Obama in 2010.

The new buses will be purchased from Leonard Bus Sales in Deposit, NY.