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A new all-in-one vinyl seat repair kit comes with color-matched compounds, tools, and supplies to fix tears, holes, and punctures that kids won't be able to pick.
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From coast to coast in the U.S. and in some Canadian provinces, this week’s cold snap has impacted pupil transportation operations. Issues such as thickened fuel and oil and frozen air lines cause districts to cancel bus service and close schools or delay school start times.
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BRAD PENN Compressed Natural Gas Engine Oil is a multi-viscosity lubricant specifically designed for use in compressed natural gas-fueled vehicles.
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The ST 1085 features a Multi Master System, equipped with a control box on each individual column.
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School buses can take on a whole new life after they're retired from student transportation service. In a new photo gallery on the SBF website, we share shots of buses that have been painted and reconstructed for a variety of purposes, from racing to shuttling people for safari tours, and more.
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Includes such information as bus classifications for each offering from the large and small school bus manufacturers, suspension type for chassis and fuel type for available engines.
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This survey is sent to managers and technicians at school district transportation departments and contractors. Survey topics include bus-to-technician ratio, fleet age, technician pay, parts purchasing and training sources.
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Four years ago, a bill that was passed in Tennessee raised the maximum age for school buses from 15 to 17 years. Now, officials in some counties are advocating another increase in the state’s limit on school bus service life.
Read More →The institute's board of directors, historically composed solely of lift manufacturers, will include a representative from the lift inspection side of the business for the first time in 2014: Evan Calarco of Total Tool Ltd.
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Here are the most popular news items posted on the SBF website this year, from a school district's bus inspection success streak to a set of PSA videos on the dangers of stop-arm running.
Read More →The honor goes to Julian Electric, which has been a Thomas Built Buses supplier for more than seven years. The school bus OEM also recognizes other exemplary companies at its annual supplier event.
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