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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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The school bus fleet at Traverse City Area Public Schools is in top shape. It has passed Michigan’s state inspections at 100 percent for the ...
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Blue Bird Corp. has added MacAllister Machinery Company to its list of authorized dealers. MacAllister will serve northern and central Indiana.
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As each school year winds down, fleets should focus on heavy maintenance — scrutinizing every bus and replacing or repairing worn components. Doing so can prevent breakdowns and avoid liability.
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In talking with school bus fleet managers, transportation directors and mechanics about how they’re going to meet the tough new EPA air quality sta...
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Tire industry officials view school buses as a pickup-and-delivery (or start-stop) application, as well as a high-scrub application due to the sto...
Read More →SALEM, Ore. — Gov. Ted Kulongoski has signed into law a bill that will require all diesel school buses in the state to meet the EPA’s 2007 emissions ...
Read More →NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Large school buses in Tennessee could stay in service up to 17 years under a new state law, which increased the limit by two years...
Read More →The Missouri State Highway Patrol inspected 12,333 school buses across the state this spring, approving 88.5 percent of the vehicles, rejecting 9.3 p...
Read More →HIGH POINT, N.C. — Thomas Built Buses will hold training sessions for school bus technicians July 20-24, at its headquarters here. "New techno...
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Over the past few years, I have written a number of articles for SBF and if you’ve read at least a few of them, you’re probably aware of my int...
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