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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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Products•January 13, 2016

Mobile Climate Control

Mobile Climate Control has developed a compressor mount system that is designed to make belt maintenance easier and to cut down on life cycle cost.

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News•by Staff•January 7, 2016

Washington district installs GPS on school buses

Kent School District, a recipient of the annual Don Carnahan Memorial Grant, will use the $50,000 to install Zonar GPS tracking devices on all of its buses.

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News•by Staff•January 4, 2016

Cummins engines certified for next round of EPA regs

The supplier’s engine lineup meets the current EPA regulations and the second step in greenhouse gas and fuel-efficiency standards, which take effect in 2017.

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News•by Staff•December 29, 2015

Illinois district grows propane school bus fleet

Olympia CUSD now has more than a third of its buses running on propane, which officials say is lowering operating costs and yielding other benefits.

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News•December 21, 2015

Top 5 most-viewed feature articles in 2015

Stories that drew the most traffic on Schoolbusfleet.com this year addressed issues such as enhancing security, coping with driver shortage and preventing brake problems.

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News•by Staff•December 18, 2015

Bendix launches brake training sessions for 2016

Registration is open for the complete schedule of sessions, which kicks off on March 22 in Owosso, Michigan, and covers 14 states before concluding in late October.

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News•by Staff•December 16, 2015

Lift supplier SEFAC adds new sales manager

Dustin Sweeney is named south eastern regional sales manager — a new position for the expanding company.

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News•by Thomas McMahon•December 14, 2015

EPA awards $7 million in school bus rebates

The third round of DERA rebates will go toward replacing or retrofitting 400 older diesel school buses in 35 states.

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News•by Staff•December 11, 2015

Zonar hires chief strategy officer

Ian McKerlich will be responsible for driving the transportation technology supplier’s corporate strategy and product delivery.

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News•by Staff•December 10, 2015

Thomas Built Buses brings customer service program to Canada dealer

Autobus Thomas in Quebec will use Platinum Support, which trains dealership staff to provide rapid diagnosis and turnaround, consistent communication, and eliminate all areas of waste.

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