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Maintenanceby David AndersonMarch 27, 2015

Shop pop quiz: brakes, transmission and more

Here’s a stimulating quiz on school bus maintenance issues to share and discuss with your shop team. Topics covered include valve timing, air brakes and hard starting.

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Managementby Mike MartinMarch 27, 2015

NAPT News & Views — Keeping NCST effective, relevant

For the work of the NCST to be relevant and to serve as a model of the school transportation industry’s best practices, interim amendments of the recommendations are essential.

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Maintenanceby Nicole SchlosserMarch 25, 2015

5 New Products to Boost Shop Efficiency

Offerings are designed to organize and expedite maintenance work and keep the shop floor clean.

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Maintenanceby Thomas McMahonMarch 20, 2015

How to Pinpoint and Prevent Common Brake Problems

Brake experts give guidance on conducting thorough inspections, servicing the brake systems and teaching school bus drivers what to watch out for.

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Maintenanceby Nicole SchlosserMarch 18, 2015

5 Tips to Streamline Parts Inventory Management

Managers say setting up a barcoding and scanning system, fleet standardization and daily tracking of pricing have been indispensable practices. Additionally, good housekeeping and strategic organizing expedite jobs.

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MaintenanceCover Storyby Lisa HudsonMarch 16, 2015

Biloxi Bolsters Technician Training, Shop Efficiency

Requiring technicians to be ASE Master certified has helped Biloxi (Miss.) Public Schools keep its maintenance costs low and its vehicle in-service rate at 96%.

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Managementby James BlueMarch 4, 2015

New face, same mission

I met many of you at the NAPT Summit, and immediately I could tell that this industry is a community that is passionate about keeping children safe and contributing to their education.

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Managementby Keith HenryMarch 3, 2015

NAPT News & Views — Love the Bus builds vital relationships

Love the Bus is about continuously re-forging the important relationships between our industry and the students, families and schools — the customers — we serve.

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Managementby Ronna WeberMarch 3, 2015

NSTA Advocacy in Action — How we advocate for the school bus industry

Advocacy efforts have involved defending existing laws that benefit the industry, opposing regulations that would be harmful, and promoting new policies that will help and grow the industry.

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Managementby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 27, 2015

School Bus Software Offering More Accessibility, One-Stop Shop Options

Choices abound for routing and fleet maintenance software packages that are available on any web-connected device, eliminate the need to spend time importing and exporting data to one central location, and automatically track a variety of information in real time.

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