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Dale Wendell will serve the company as vice president of global sales and marketing. He had been working with the school bus manufacturer in a sales and consulting capacity since April.
Read More →Chris Hines joins the company in this role, bringing more than 25 years of financial and technological experience in the transportation industry. Hines will report to President and CEO Brett Brinton, and his primary focus will be to develop and oversee Zonar’s position in the commercial transportation space.
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The company’s Pebble Tread, which has been in use for nearly 20 years, has a non-directional raised pattern that provides an aggressive traction surface and still allows for ease of sweeping. Koroseal officials discuss how it holds up to the “extreme wear and tear found in the school bus entry.”
Read More →In “Who’s behind the wheel?: optimizing driver background checks” from our forthcoming November 2011 issue, we outline the key components to a thorough background check and provide details on operation’s hiring and background check procedures. Pupil transporters also share suggestions on how the industry could protect itself against undesirable applicants who move from state to state.
Read More →The company's Dossier 6.1 fleet asset maintenance management software offers enhancements, including Arsenault's Instant Recall repair histories, new reporting capabilities and innovative tools for compliance, benchmarking and automated report delivery.
Read More →Micro Bird Inc. adds Onspot of North America's automatic tire chains as a factory installed option at its school and commercial bus plant. Onspot's technology allows the operator to engage and disengage tire chains at the flip of a switch to enhance traction and reduce stopping distance in snow and ice, according to the company.
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From industry associations to school districts to contractors, officials are gearing up to observe the national event, which will be held next week. Participation in Operation Safe Stop, poster and writing contests, and recognizing bus drivers for performance excellence are among the activities in the works. Officials urge students and motorists to use caution when walking and driving around school buses.
Read More →Signal-Safe, a wireless technology from Orion Innovations, is designed to discourage driver cell phone use (and resulting distraction) to protect passengers and prevent motor vehicle crashes. Signal-Safe utilizes a cell phone signal detection device to isolate the vehicle driver station. The device is integrated with the electrical function of the vehicle and is deployed when the ignition switch is in the "on" position and the vehicle is in motion.
Read More →Transfinder's version 10.0 of Routefinder Pro contains several powerful features, including new integration with Servicefinder, Transfinder's fleet maintenance solution, and with third-party student tracking systems, such as Zonar's ZPass.
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