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ArticlesMarch 8, 2016

How to Cut Repair Costs with Proper Electrical Diagnosis

Avoid high repair bills and excessive down time by learning key principles for diagnosing electrical issues in school buses.

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ProductsMarch 8, 2016

Diesel Injector Seat Cleaning Kit

The Professional Diesel Injector-Seat Cleaning Kit features three distinct types of brushes: helix brushes with a specially engineered tip for deep seat cleaning; two-stage brushes for seat and inner seat-hole cleaning; and bore brushes for all bore and tube wall cleaning.

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Newsby StaffMarch 8, 2016

New Detroit DD5 Engine Unveiled

The medium duty engine will be available in Thomas Built Buses products starting in 2018.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2016

School Bus Loses 2 Tires on Morning Route

The tires fell off the bus at about 7:30 a.m. No one was hurt in the incident, but the School District of Philadelphia is looking into the records of the bus, which is operated by Philly Trans.

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StatisticsMarch 4, 2016

Maintenance Survey 2016

This survey is sent to managers and technicians at school district transportation departments and contractors. Survey topics include bus-to-technician ratio, fleet age, technician pay, parts purchasing and training sources.

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ArticlesCover StoryMarch 4, 2016

Shenendehowa Shop Zeroes in on Efficiency, Turnaround Time

The New York school district’s efficient and well-trained maintenance staff gets the majority of its buses back on the road after same-day upkeep, contributing to its low out-of-service rating.

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ProductsMarch 4, 2016

Scan Tool

TPX Power Source has launched an all-in-one diagnostic scan tool dedicated to school buses.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2016

Allison Transmission launches redesigned app

New features include a vocational model guide in the "Favorites" section to allow specific ratings pages to be bookmarked.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2016

Datalink adapter offers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth connectivity

Cummins’ INLINE 7 also provides traditional wired functionality via USB and features a faster processor, more robust algorithms, larger memory buffers and more sophisticated filtering than previous models, company officials said.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2016

School buses destroyed in mechanical fire

A fire, believed to have been caused by an electrical short circuit, destroyed three Illinois school buses and damaged three others. There were no injuries or service disruptions, but other buses were damaged by the heat.

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