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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

Newsby StaffDecember 18, 2017

School Bus Dealer Launches Charity Initiative, Donates to Food Banks

Leonard Bus Sales of New York’s “Giving Thanks and Giving Back” includes a program that provides meals to children in need, a holiday canned food drive, and annual direct contributions to food banks.  

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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2017

IC Bus Extends Standard 7-Year Warranty on Allison Transmissions

The warranty continues to cover all buses with Allison 2300/2350/2500/2550 Pupil Transport Series (PTS) transmissions for the 2018 calendar year.

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Newsby StaffDecember 14, 2017

High School Student Dubbed Hero for Helping Driver in School Bus Crash

Trey Halfhill of Kentucky helps a school bus driver after a crash that turned the bus on its side. He enters the bus and keeps the driver calm.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2017

Near Miss When Commercial Van Reportedly Passes Stopped School Bus

The van is shown on video apparently passing the bus illegally just before two elementary school students cross in front of it in the Pennsylvania incident.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2017

Minnesota Prosecutor Seeks Jail Time for Stop-Arm Runners

James Brue, a county attorney, has put two people in jail for a weekend and fined them $285 since the beginning of the school year, noting that education efforts don’t seem to be effective.

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Newsby StaffDecember 11, 2017

Allison Transmission Promotes Global Marketing Director

Otto Szalavari is named managing director of global marketing for Allison, which supplies transmissions for school buses and other vehicles.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffDecember 8, 2017

Photo Gallery: Crack Up at Our Latest School Bus Cartoons

SBF’s monthly “BUSting Up” cartoon targets the humorous side of pupil transportation. The June through December 2017 entries cover “green” buses, budget woes, and a giant stop arm.

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Newsby StaffDecember 7, 2017

School Bus Driver Battling Cancer Gets Marching Band Tribute

A Maine high school marching band and a convoy of school buses wish Jamie Creamer a speedy recovery during his chemotherapy treatment.

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Newsby StaffDecember 7, 2017

Daimler Trucks North America Launches 3-D Printing for Parts

The parent company of Thomas Built Buses says it sees 3-D printing as a better way to provide rare parts when customers need them.

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Newsby StaffDecember 7, 2017

Gun Discovered on School Bus in Florida

Authorities say that the weapon was unloaded, and the 7-year-old who brought it on the bus apparently had no malicious intent.

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