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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 24, 2017

New Transportation Technology Tools for 2017

Whether looking for quick and seamless data integration or to boost safety or energy efficiency, school transportation directors have a number of options for the new year.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2017

Rotary Lift Unveils Remote-Controlled Mobile Column Lift

The supplier’s new Mach Flex (MCH19 FLEX), powered by RedFire, is designed to give technicians the ability to lift more than 150,000 pounds with a patent-pending remote control.

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ProductsJanuary 18, 2017

Heavy-Duty Alternators

Two new families of Leece-Neville heavy-duty alternators have been designed to improve school bus electrical performance: the IdlePro and IdlePro Extreme high-efficiency/high-output alternators.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 13, 2017

GAO Issues Report on School Bus Safety

The report analyzes 15 years of crash data and surveys states’ requirements for school bus inspections and driver training.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 12, 2017

Plan Unveiled to Update South Carolina's School Bus Fleet

Half of the state’s 5,582 school buses are more than 15 years old. The state superintendent asks legislators to fund bus replacement as well as driver and technician pay increases.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2017

Durham Tech Earns ASE Master Certification

Dana Alvez, a lead maintenance technician for Durham School Services in Pennsylvania, is now an ASE master school bus technician.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 5, 2017

EPA Awards $7.7M in School Bus Rebates

The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding will be used to replace or retrofit 401 older diesel school buses.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 5, 2017

District Converts School Bus Into Mobile ‘Makerspace’

Baltimore County Public Schools uses an out of service school bus to create a lab on wheels that teaches students about coding, programming, robotics, and circuitry in a hands-on environment. 

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StatisticsDecember 29, 2016

Bus, Chassis, and Engine Specifications 2016

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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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2016

New Propane Filters Target Particulate Matter

Alliance AutoGas aligns with Donaldson Co. on a line of LPG filters designed to remove potentially harmful particulate matter and heavy ends from propane systems.

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