Articles

Maintenance•by Joey Campbell, Assistant Editor•August 1, 2001

Recipe for Successful Spec'ing of a Heating System

There are many factors that weigh in on the spec'ing of a school bus heating system. Operators must consider state requirements, district or contracto...

Special Needs Transportation•by Staff•August 1, 2001

Special-needs institute paves new ground for Texas operators.

The inaugural two-day Summer Institute on Transporting Students with Disabilities was held June 7 and 8 at the Region IV Education Service Center (ESC...

Maintenance•by Staff•August 1, 2001

N.C. district begins test of Mercedes engine

With the movement toward integration of chassis and body (and, in some cases, engines) in the school bus manufacturing industry, it should be no surpr...

Management•by Staff•August 1, 2001

How do you discourage driver absenteeism and tardiness?

That's the question we posed recently in the Forum on SBF's Website at www.schoolbusfleet.com/forum....

Management•by Frank DiGiacomo, Publisher•August 1, 2001

New resolve needed as economy sputters

Red ink is flowing freely in the halls of corporate America. Almost every day there's a media report about another large U.S. company being forced to ...

Management•by Derek Graham•August 1, 2001

Guidelines for Chartering Motorcoach Buses to Transport Students

Culminating a year-long multi-agency effort to improve student passenger safety on motorcoaches, the North Carolina School Charter Transportation Safe...

Management•by Steve Hirano, Editor•August 1, 2001

Industry's vitality depends on healthy individuals

You don't have to be healthy to be happy - but it helps. And you don't have to be healthy to work in school transportation - but it helps. Ergo, if yo...

Management•by Sandra Matke, Senior Editor•August 1, 2001

5 Steps To Improved Driver Health

Working odd hours in a high-stress, mostly sedentary job, school bus drivers face an uphill battle when it comes to maintaining good health. With earl...

Management•by Erin Barajas, Editorial Assistant•August 1, 2001

Phillip S. Paige Named SBF's Contractor of the Year for 2001

Phillip Paige, president of Paige Bus Enterprises in Riverdale, Ill., was named School Bus Fleet's Contractor of the Year for 2001. Here's his story.

Maintenance•by Sandra Matke, Senior Editor•August 1, 2001

Innovations in Equipment Reap Major Safety Rewards

By applying modern technology to the areas of greatest concern to school transportation providers, manufacturers and operators are coming up with crea...

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