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Keep school buses safe, reliable, and on the road with practical guidance for fleet maintenance and shop operations. Here, we cover preventive maintenance, diagnostics, parts and equipment, technician training, and more.

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Articles•April 1, 1998

Competition Fierce for Aftermarket Parts Sales

School bus operators are in a strong position to reap savings as manufacturers and other parts suppliers vie for lucrative aftermarket sales.

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Articles•April 1, 1998

Meeting the Challenge of Hazardous Waste Management

First of a two-part series: Identification of hazardous waste if the first step to proper handling, storage and disposal.

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Articles•April 1, 1998

N.Y. Inspection System Creates Operator Profiles

BUSNET has improved safety and reduced a torrent of paper to a manageable information stream.

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Articles•March 1, 1998

Protect your technicians from toxic exhaust fumes

Carbon monoxide and diesel smoke are considered to be hazardous materials by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Carbon monoxide...

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Articles•March 1, 1998

Early Buzz on High-Tech Engines Is Positive

The shape of things to come has already arrived. It's a box, more or less, and it contains enough computer wizardry to monitor a wide range of engine ...

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Articles•February 1, 1998

3 keys to maintaining automatic transmissions

Premature failure of your automatic transmissions can be minimized through proper spec'ing, preventive maintenance and technician training. By includi...

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Articles•February 1, 1998

What You Need to Know about ABS for School Buses

The antilock brake system (ABS) mandate has arrived. School buses (with a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds) equipped with air brake systems manufactured after March 1 will be required to have ABS.

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Articles•August 1, 1997

Sound Strategies to Reduce Fuel Costs

Cutting fuel costs is one of the most painless ways of satisfying the harsh budget demands facing many school districts these days. No cutbacks in sta...

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Articles•August 1, 1997

Maintenance guidelines for hydraulic disc brake systems

There's nothing more important on any school bus than the braking system. It is in keeping with a concern for safety that the four-wheel disc brake sy...

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Articles•by Staff•October 2, 1967

Cost Accounting

Transportation manager for the New Orleans Public Schools, New Orleans, Louisiana, recommends that cost records be used internally as a guide for cutting down operating expenses.

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