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Thomas McMahon

Executive Editor

Thomas had covered the pupil transportation industry with School Bus Fleet since 2002. When he's not writing articles about yellow buses, he enjoys running long distances and making a joyful noise with his guitar.

Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 18, 2014

Thomas Built to offer CNG Type C school bus

A compressed natural gas model of the Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 is slated to go into production in early 2016. It will be powered by a Cummins Westport ISB6.7 G engine.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 14, 2014

School bus industry congress to relocate in 2015

After more than three decades in Warrensburg, Missouri, the National Congress on School Transportation will move to a new location next year.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 13, 2014

Missouri school district awarded for CNG fleet

Lee’s Summit R-7 School District is recognized by NGVAmerica for its use of compressed natural gas for its school buses.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 10, 2014

Shooter response training draws captive audience

A live-action event at the NAPT Summit brings in a SWAT team to demonstrate a response to an active shooter on a school bus.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 10, 2014

Jim Beekman named <I>SBF</i>’s Administrator of the Year

The industry veteran galvanized the Orange County (Fla.) Public Schools transportation department and implemented improvements that led to increased efficiency, multi-million-dollar savings and high staff morale.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 4, 2014

2 school districts among winners of Green Fleet Award

Houston Independent School District in Texas and Lower Merion School District in Pennsylvania are honored for use of alternative fuels and other green initiatives.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 30, 2014

10 killed in school bus danger zone last school year

The latest national survey of school bus loading and unloading fatalities finds that in the 2013-14 school year, six children were killed by passing vehicles, and four were fatally struck by their own bus.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 27, 2014

Prop arms help train drivers to check mirrors thoroughly

The prop arms can be placed around school buses to encourage drivers to look closely for, as an example, a child bending down to pick up a dropped item.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonOctober 24, 2014

Bright ideas to make sure drivers buckle up

In a recent incident, a school bus driver who wasn't wearing his seat belt fell out of his seat and crashed into a garage. We know from occasional reports like this that some school bus drivers aren’t always buckling up. One tool that has proven to be helpful ...

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 22, 2014

Brandon Billingsley brought innovations in bus seating, lighting

Billingsley, president of Heavy Duty Bus Parts and UltraLED, died unexpectedly on Tuesday. He was a strong advocate of the use of LED lighting to enhance safety and efficiency.

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