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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•May 3, 2010

<i>SBF</i> calls for Contractor Survey participants

Managers and executives at school bus contractor companies are encouraged to respond; the deadline is May 17.

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News•by Staff•April 30, 2010

Strong winds shatter bus windshield

While transporting students back from a field trip on Thursday, a school bus drove into heavy winds that blew out the passenger side of the windshield. Four students suffered minor injuries.

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News•by Staff•April 30, 2010

Student Transportation to deploy propane buses in contract renewal

Subsidiary Positive Connections has been awarded a contract renewal for a Minnesota school district that includes replacing about 20 percent of the fleet with propane-fueled buses.

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News•by Staff•April 30, 2010

School bus idling fine tripled

Violations of California’s school bus idling rules now get a minimum fine of $300, up from $100. A GPS system is a key tool in ensuring that drivers comply, one school district reports.

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News•by Staff•April 29, 2010

Technicians, inspectors test skills in competition

During the Annual Texas Best Competition, participants were required to diagnose problems and find defects on school buses. Competitors also had to complete a written exam.

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News•by Staff•April 28, 2010

FirstGroup America leaders step down

President and CEO Mike Murray, a 10-year veteran of the company, will resign his post at the end of this week. CFO Mark Lawton has also left the company, whose business units include school bus contractor First Student.

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News•by Staff•April 27, 2010

Blue Bird exec named senior advisor

In his new position, Roger Howsmon will act as the school bus manufacturer’s ambassador to the industry’s trade associations, councils and conferences by presenting at events and contributing to associations’ executive-level meetings. Howsmon joined Blue Bird in 2007.

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News•by Staff•April 27, 2010

Elementary students' newscast wins IC's green contest

South Shore Public Charter School in Norwell, Mass., submitted the winning entry in this year's America's Greenest School contest, winning a hybrid school bus from IC Bus.

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News•by Staff•April 27, 2010

Safety hotline keeps bus drivers in check

When a North Carolina student noticed that her school bus driver wasn’t wearing a seat belt, she knew whom to call. The reason? An innovative pilot program has stickers inside buses with a phone number for reporting violations.

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News•by Staff•April 26, 2010

Contest to come up with theme for special-needs conference

The person who submits the winning theme will have his or her registration fee waived for next year's Transporting Students With Disabilities and Preschoolers Conference in Kansas City, Mo.

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