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ProductsJuly 24, 2013

Air intake throttle designed to improve emissions control

Norgren air intake throttles are designed specifically for heavy-duty diesel engines in commercial vehicles.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2013

TireStamp offers customizable tire, wheel maintenance program

Company officials say the program incorporates the latest industry recommended practices and procedures for maintaining commercial truck and bus tires and wheels. Each program will fit a fleet’s specific operations, outsourced tire maintenance and product preferences.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2013

Portal gives public access to Indiana bus inspection records

With the new Indiana State Police web portal, parents and others can easily retrieve up-to-date information from the agency's school bus inspections. The site contains records for more than 30,000 inspections and will automatically update within days after future inspections are conducted.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2013

Winners named in Texas ‘Best Technicians’ contest

Twenty-six school bus mechanics competed for top spots in the Texas Association of School Bus Technicians’ Texas Best Technicians Competition. First place in the inspector division went to Kevin Vollweiler of Frisco Independent School District. Allen Wilcox of Denton Independent School District took first place in the technician division.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2013

School bus graphics supplier Sun Art acquired by Repros

Cleveland-based Repros is a provider of large-format color graphics solutions. VP Lou LaGuardia says that “by acquiring Sun Art, we suddenly become experts in the school bus graphics niche market and acquire a more proficient expertise in the fleet and vehicle market."

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Newsby StaffJuly 11, 2013

Tool compares diameter on dual-mated tires

Innovative Products of America’s Tire Comparator (Type II) provides an easy method of ensuring that mated tires are within tolerance, helping to ensure better fuel economy and longer tread life, officials say. To use the tool, fleet professionals can hold it against the tire and slide it across the tread for a pass/fail result.

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Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2013

Rotary Lift unveils four-post alignment lift

The new AR18 is designed to adapt to meet the needs of independent repair shops and mixed fleets, among others. The lift features two stainless steel turning radius gauges for use when performing alignments and is compatible with all brands and types of alignment instrumentation, according to the supplier.

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Newsby StaffJuly 1, 2013

Thomas Built tool calculates total cost of ownership

The manufacturer's new calculator, available through the Thomas Built dealer network, can measure the current total cost of ownership for fleets with any brand of buses.

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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2013

New Blue Bird dealer in New England

Anderson Blue Bird Bus Sales of New England will serve customers in Vermont, New Hampshire, western Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2013

Update: Navistar names new CFO

Walter Borst, a longtime General Motors executive, will join Navistar as executive vice president and chief financial officer. He replaces A.J. Cederoth, whose departure was announced earlier this week.

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