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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•March 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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Statistics•March 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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Articles•Cover Story•March 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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Products•March 4, 2016

Scan Tool

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

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News•by Staff•March 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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News•by Staff•March 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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News•by Staff•March 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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News•by Staff•March 1, 2016

Roger Ashby retires from Foam Rubber Products

Ashby, a 25-year veteran of Foam Rubber Products, has been instrumental in developing the company’s position in the school bus industry.

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News•by Staff•March 1, 2016

IC Bus hires 2 new sales managers

Tim Miller is named regional sales manager for the Northeast, while Shane Cauble is appointed manager of direct national accounts.

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News•by Thomas McMahon•February 26, 2016

EPA offers $26 million for clean diesel projects

School buses are among the eligible vehicles to be retrofitted or replaced in the latest round of Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding.

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