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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.  

News•by Staff•March 7, 2013

Blue Bird expedites 100 buses for Sandy-damaged fleet

Hundreds of school buses in Atlantic Express' New York City fleet were severely damaged or completely destroyed in the storm. The team at Blue Bird worked relentlessly to fill an initial order of 100 Blue Bird Visions within record time for delivery in December, company officials said.

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News•by Staff•March 7, 2013

IC Bus parent Navistar names CEO

Troy Clarke, currently Navistar's president and chief operating officer, will become president and CEO and will join the company's board in April. Lewis Campbell, who has served as executive chairman and interim CEO since August 2012, will step down from those positions and from the board.

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News•by Staff•March 7, 2013

Driver who hit boy while passing bus avoids jail

A judge in Pennsylvania declines a prosecutor's suggestion that jail time "might be appropriate," sentencing the 62-year-old woman instead to community service and probation. The 5-year-old boy's skull was fractured when he was clipped by the woman's car as she illegally passed his bus.

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News•by Staff•March 6, 2013

President of W.L. Roenigk Inc. passes away

William L. Roenigk Jr., who was also owner of the Pennsylvania-based company, succumbed to his battle with leukemia on Saturday at the age of 57. Roenigk’s father founded the company, and he began working for it after graduating from high school in 1973.

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News•by Staff•March 6, 2013

Speakers for Zonar conference announced

The lineup for the fleet telematics provider's inaugural event in May is scheduled to include officials from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the National Association for Pupil Transportation and trucking organizations.

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News•by Staff•March 5, 2013

Police: Snowballs lead to two-bus crash

Students in Sioux City, Iowa, pelt a school bus with snowballs as it leaves a high school, according to police. The school bus stops suddenly, and a transit bus is unable to stop in time and rear-ends the school bus.

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News•by Staff•March 4, 2013

Stock Transportation secures Alberta contracts

The Canadian subsidiary of National Express Corp. recently began serving Edmonton Catholic School District 7 and Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional School Division 41. The company operates 40 bus routes for the first district and one bus for the latter district.

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News•by Staff•March 4, 2013

FMCSA names Gary Catapano to advisory committee

Catapano, the senior vice president of safety for First Student, is also involved in National School Transportation Association (NSTA) committees. Now, as a member of FMCSA's Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee, Catapano says he will "help the agency with the regulations that affect NSTA’s members."

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