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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 StaffMay 19, 2011

Association speaks out against ads on school buses

In a letter to state legislators, the New York Association for Pupil Transportation calls for the defeat of bills that would allow advertisements to be placed on yellow school buses. Executive Director Peter Mannella says that compromising the iconic color of school buses with ads “presents safety risks to our children.”

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Newsby StaffMay 17, 2011

Ford, Georgia Tech partner on hydraulic hybrid bus conversion

The Ford Motor Co. Fund and the Georgia Institute of Technology partner for the “Green Eco School Bus,” a project focused on converting an existing school bus into a hydraulic hybrid that runs on recycled biofuel. Atlanta Public Schools donated the 16-passenger unit, and officials say installation is nearly complete.

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Newsby StaffMay 17, 2011

IMMI bus seating line to be available for Thomas Built units

The company's SafeGuard XChange product line will soon be available to order on the manufacturer's buses. SafeGuard XChange allows school bus operations to buy standard seating now and then exchange seating modules to add or configure belts at a later date.

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Newsby StaffMay 17, 2011

Student Transportation wins new contracts

The company will provide pupil transportation services for operations in Southern California, New Jersey, Rhode Island and northern Ontario in Canada beginning in the upcoming school year. Officials say the contracts will add about 250 vehicles to the company’s fleet and $13 million of annualized revenues.

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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2011

Bus-passing fatality spurs further safety efforts

A 7-year-old in Iowa is killed in a hit-and-run accident while crossing the street to board her school bus. State pupil transportation director Max Christensen tells SBF that a statewide task force is being formed to work on more ways to fight the stop-arm running problem.

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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2011

Transfinder holds training event for clients

School transportation officials took part in more than 30 classroom and hands-on computer sessions on using the company's routing and planning software. Gwendolyn Santiago, executive director of the Texas Association of School Business Officials, gave the keynote address.

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Newsby StaffMay 13, 2011

Eighth industry official completes NAPT special-needs program

Jean Zimmerman of the School District of Palm Beach County in West Palm Beach, Fla., has successfully completed the association’s Special Needs Transportation Training Program.

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Newsby StaffMay 12, 2011

Blue Bird names new dealer

The addition of the Gregory Poole Equipment Co. increases the number of Blue Bird customer service locations in North Carolina to seven full-service facilities, with multiple field-service technicians strategically positioned throughout the state.

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Newsby StaffMay 12, 2011

Rotary introduces new mobile column lift

The Wireless Mach 4 is free of cords and cables — each column is powered by batteries and communicates with the other columns wirelessly. The lift is available in sets of four or six columns, and each column has a rated lifting capacity of 18,000 lbs.

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Newsby StaffMay 12, 2011

ASBC appoints coordinator

Clark Barrineau fills the newly created position. He joins the organization from Nesbitt Research, a campaign consulting firm, where he oversaw research and communications operations for a variety of advocacy campaigns.

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