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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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News•by Staff•January 25, 2017

NSTA Urges South Carolina to Consider School Bus Contracting

In response to the state superintendent’s plan to update South Carolina’s aging school bus fleet, NSTA says that contracting could provide new buses while saving money.

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News•by Staff•January 24, 2017

Government Purchasing Cooperative Taps Parts Supplier for Exclusive Agreement

Advance Auto Parts Inc. is selected as the exclusive automotive parts and accessories supplier to the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance. The partnership will extend through 2019.

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Articles•by Nicole Schlosser•January 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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News•by Staff•January 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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Products•January 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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News•by Thomas McMahon•January 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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News•by Thomas McMahon•January 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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News•by Staff•January 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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News•by Staff•January 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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News•by Nicole Schlosser•January 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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