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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 22, 2014

TV program shows school bus manufacturing process

An episode of "How It's Made" explains key steps in the building of a school bus. The show was shot over a two-day period at the IC Bus plant in Tulsa, Okla.

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Videosby StaffJanuary 22, 2014

How is a School Bus Made? (Part 1)

Producers and camera crews for "How It's Made" visited the IC Bus school bus plant in Tulsa, Okla., over a two-day period to document the manufacturing of a school bus. The program aired on Discovery's Science channel on Nov. 14.

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Videosby StaffJanuary 22, 2014

How is a School Bus Made? (Part 2)

Producers and camera crews for "How It's Made" visited the IC Bus school bus plant in Tulsa, Okla., over a two-day period to document the manufacturing of a school bus. The program aired on Discovery's Science channel on Nov. 14.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 21, 2014

UltraLED acquires LED lighting company

Texas-based UltraLED Lighting Inc. announces the asset purchase of an undisclosed, privately held LED lighting company. Officials say that the acquisition increases UltraLED Lighting’s product offerings across all fleet vehicle categories and the aftermarket 12-volt industry with more than 75 new product SKUs.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 21, 2014

Arsenault adds audit option to fleet management software

The new feature in Dossier enables management to see not just what was done to a vehicle, but who did it, and when, company officials say. It is also designed to track any additions, changes and deletions that apply to vehicles, parts and personnel, as well as work requested, done or canceled.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 21, 2014

NSTA, Zonar award $50K hardware grants

At the National School Transportation Association’s Midwinter Meeting, Zonar’s Don Carnahan presents hardware grants to school bus contractors Cook-Illinois Corp.; Sunrise Transportation Inc.; and Acme Bus Corp., Baumann & Sons Buses Inc.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 16, 2014

District cracks down on bus drivers parking at home

An audit finds that of Jefferson County (Ala.) School District’s 400 buses, drivers are taking 61 of them home each day to places farther than their bus route, adding nearly $172,000 in fuel costs. The deputy superintendent is talking with drivers about finding a more cost-efficient place to park their buses.

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ProductsJanuary 16, 2014

Silicone Spray

AMSOIL Silicone Spray lubricates and protects nonmetal surfaces with a dry lubricating film, making it ideal for applications that may be damaged by conventional lubricants such as grease or oil, according to company officials.

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 14, 2014

NAPT trade show: buses, components and more

New offerings that were on view and introduced during the show in Grand Rapids, Mich., include an all-electric school bus, a wheelchair retractor tie-down system, heater kits, LED lights and fleet management solutions.

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