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News•by Staff•January 13, 2014

STERI-FAB kills bugs and mold, disinfects surfaces

STERI-FAB is an EPA-registered product from Noble Pine Products Co. that kills bedbugs, lice, ticks and many other insects, as well as mold, mildew and bacteria, while also disinfecting the area where it is applied. Company officials say it can be applied without dilution, and it does not leave a residue.

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News•by Staff•January 13, 2014

Holland Bus Co. invests more than $1M to expand facility

The Michigan-based dealership for Blue Bird Corp. now features over 9,000 square feet of service space, including six new service bays dedicated to school buses, 8,000 square feet for body repairs, 5,000 square feet of parts inventory and 3,000 square feet dedicated to sales support. Officials say the expansion accommodates the growing demand for Blue Bird school bus sales, and parts and service support.

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News•by Staff•January 13, 2014

Student who took over bus from drunk driver up for award

The Ontario Provincial Police nominates Brianne St. Onge for a citizen’s award for ordering her school bus driver, who appeared to be drunk, to pull over and hand her the keys while she called police from her cell phone last June. Driver Keith Rawson’s Breathalyzer test showed he had nearly three times the legal limit of alcohol in his blood.

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News•by Staff•January 10, 2014

New tire mask helps refurbish wheels

The Minimizer Tire Mask kit comes with a mask that protects tires from paint and primer overspray. The mask installs on the outside of the rim, covering the tire, so the entire rim can be sprayed with a primer and paint.

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News•by Staff•January 10, 2014

District must bus student to both parents’ homes

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rules that a school district in Lancaster must provide the service to the student from both of his divorced parents’ homes, upholding an older ruling by a county judge who found that the district was violating the state Public School Code by refusing to provide such service. The Commonwealth Court judge notes that the school bus that serves the neighborhood has empty seats and could accommodate the boy without adding another stop along its route.

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News•by Staff•January 9, 2014

Zonar announces 10% conference registration discount

Attendees who register for THE ZONE by Jan. 31 receive a 10% discount. The conference takes place from April 22 to 24 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, and offers two days of more than 50 educational sessions and numerous training opportunities, company officials say.

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News•by Staff•January 9, 2014

Krapf names chief operating officer of school bus division

Jim Folkes joined Krapf Bus Companies in 2010 and most recently served as vice president of Krapf School Bus. Krapf Bus Companies has also promoted Shawn McGlinchey to vice president of risk management. He previously served as director of risk management.

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News•by Staff•January 8, 2014

City council approves $300 stop-arm running fine

The San Marcos (Texas) City Council has approved a $300 civil penalty for illegally passing a school bus following a 15-week study conducted by BusGuard, a company that provides stop-arm cameras for school buses, that shed light on the severity of the problem.

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News•by Staff•January 7, 2014

Bus driver retires after 37 years

Nikki Carnell, a school bus driver for Ponca (Neb.) Public School District, drove on her route for the last time on Dec. 20. As a tribute to her on her last day, many high school students who live along her route rode the bus instead of driving to school, and she was presented with roses at the school.

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News•by Staff•January 6, 2014

2 children left on North Dakota school bus

As the driver exits the bus, another driver sees a child looking out a window on the bus and reports it. The child is taken off the bus and transported to school, while the second child is discovered on a later search of the same bus. The general manager for the company that runs the bus says the incident was driver error and that the driver “should have done the walk-through.”

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