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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.  

Articlesby StaffSeptember 1, 2009

Product Highlights

System provides early detection, suppression of bus fires The Kidde Automatic Fire Detection and Suppression System for school buses is d...

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Articlesby StaffSeptember 1, 2009

People

LARRY RIGGSBEE has retired from his position at Sumner County (Tenn.) Schools, where he led the transportation program. He now ser...

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2009

Propane Vision will continue after GM engine plant shutdown

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Blue Bird will continue to offer its Propane-Powered Vision after the closure of a GM engine plant. The school bus manufacture...

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2009

Brake safety devices urged for buses

School buses and other heavy vehicles should be equipped with technology to prevent unintended acceleration, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded in a report.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2009

Delaware bus company fined for safety violations

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a civil penalty notice to Lehane’s Bus Service Inc. of New Cast...

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2009

Zonar donates 10 scholarships to attend NAPT Summit

Zonar Systems has donated 10 scholarships for attendance to the 2009 National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) Annual Summit, to be held in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 31 to Nov. 5.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2009

Propane grants will fund purchase of 245 buses

AUSTIN, Texas — On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the award of $12.6 million to the Railroad Commission of Texas, the state...

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2009

After bus crash, NTSB reports on pedal misapplication

Accidental acceleration may have been a factor in the 2005 school bus accident in Liberty, Mo., in which two people were killed, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2009

Penning book helped bus driver beat cancer

For Lolette Hollabaugh, driving school buses has been a lifesaver — literally. Hollabaugh joined Leander Independent School District in 1995 as a bus driver and became a driver trainer about six years later.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2009

District sees danger in four-lane crossing

School bus drivers at Putnam County Schools are no longer allowed to cross all four lanes of a local roadway under a policy that the district recently implemented due to safety concerns.

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