MAINTENANCE UPDATE
• Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands)
will accept proposals requesting up to $2,500,000 in grant funds.
• Region 3 (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia) will accept proposals
requesting up to $2,500,000 in grant funds.
• Region 4 (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee) will accept proposals
requesting up to $2,000,000 in grant funds.
• Region 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin)
will accept proposals requesting up to $3,000,000 in grant funds.
• Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
will accept proposals requesting up to $2,500,000 in grant funds.
• Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska) will accept
proposals requesting up to $1,500,000 in grant funds.
• Region 8 (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah,
Wyoming) will accept proposals requesting up to $2,600,000 in
grant funds.
• Region 9 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, American
Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands) will accept proposals requesting
up to $4,000,000 in grant funds.
• Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington) will accept
proposals requesting up to $1,000,000 in grant funds.
For more information and to access the Request for Applications,
visit www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/clean-diesel-national-grants.
For more information on the National Clean Diesel campaign, visit
www.epa.gov/cleandiesel.
Anthony Alves (center) with 2020 SolTrans Maintenance Interns: (left to right) Juan Eddie Ortega,
Demadjeo Simon, Francis Nanalis and Tim Mates. Source: Kayla Garcia
Hands-on experience at the SolTrans
maintenance yard
On January 21, 2020, SolTrans (servicing California’s Solano
County) and National Express Transit kicked off their first
Maintenance Internship Program. The two-year, paid internship
is a dream come true for National Express Maintenance Manager
Anthony Alves. Alves created this program to give hands-on
experience in a fully functioning maintenance garage to students
pursuing a career in automotive technology. He saw an opportunity
to utilize the students enrolled in the Automotive Technician
Program at Solano Community College (SCC) and the need for
recently certified mechanics to replace those retiring.
Four interns made
it into the inaugural
technician internship:
Juan Eddie Ortega,
Demadjeo Simon,
Francis Nanalis and Tim
Mates (pictured). All
were required to have
completed a maintenance
related course at SCC
within the last two years
and hold a valid driver’s
license. Alves decided
on the finalists for the
internship by looking for
one final thing: the hunger
to learn.
SolTrans has a very
diverse fleet of buses
that provide local
The partnership with SCC is helping SolTrans pave the
service in the cities of
way for prepared and experienced automotive techni-
cians to fix any and everything.
Benicia and Vallejo,
SolanoExpress buses
that provide connections to BART and Amtrak, and Paratransit
buses for individuals with disabilities. The more diverse the service
needs, the more knowledge and skills are needed to support the
various types of vehicles that provide the service. The bus fleet
itself is diverse because it is comprised of vehicles from different
manufacturers and uses different fuel sources: diesel, diesel-
hybrid, all-electric, and compressed natural gas (CNG).
“Whatever problem comes our way, we fix it,” Alves said.
The partnership with SCC is helping SolTrans pave the way
for prepared and
experienced automotive
technicians to fix any and
everything.
If you’re interested
in applying for the
Automotive Technician
program at SCC, head
over to their site to apply
for admission. “The
Automotive Technician
program prepares
students for entry level
careers as apprentice
technicians, parts
specialists, service
consultants, or specialists
in one of the many areas
of the automotive service
and repair industry.”
As always, SolTrans
The more diverse SolTrans service needs become, the
more knowledge and skills are needed to support the
enjoys partnering with
community organizations various types of vehicles that provide the service.
Hands-on experience at the SolTrans maintenance yard
to create programs and
opportunities for Solano
County residents. If you are interested in a career in transit as a
bus operator visit their Job Openings page.
Solano County Transit (SolTrans) has been the public
transportation provider for south Solano County since July
2011. SolTrans provides local and SolanoExpress fixed routes,
complementary paratransit, and subsidized Lyft programs. The
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