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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 Thomas McMahon•September 22, 2015

School bus driver cited, fired after crashing into pond

Officials say that the Hillsborough County (Fla.) Public Schools driver apparently hit the accelerator while hitting the brake before careening into a pond with 27 students on board.

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Videos•by Staff•September 21, 2015

Transportation Internship Helps Student Succeed

When Alex Mata interned with Denver Public Schools transportation, the team taught him about bus maintenance and even helped with his homework. Without the experience, he says he probably wouldn't have graduated.

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News•September 21, 2015

Transportation internship helps student succeed

When Alex Mata interned with Denver Public Schools transportation, the team taught him about bus maintenance and even helped with his homework. Without the experience, he says, “I probably wouldn’t have graduated high school.”

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News•by Staff•September 18, 2015

School bus crashes into pond

It is not yet clear what caused a Florida school bus carrying 27 students to run off the road and into the water. A 10-year-old student was able to bring three of his fellow students to safety, and no one was seriously injured.

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News•by Staff•September 16, 2015

Fleetio partners with Geotab to offer automated vehicle updates

The integration of features from each supplier will allow users to automate odometer updates, diagnostic trouble code handling and fuel location exception reporting.

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News•by Staff•September 15, 2015

Ontario operator launches 20 propane school buses

In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Hammond Transportation points to lower maintenance costs as one of its reasons for buying propane buses.

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News•by Staff•September 10, 2015

Trans Tech unveils new Type A school bus features

The OEM’s 2017 model year buses will include a redesigned entrance door with more headroom and rub-rail end caps for corrosion protection.

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News•by Staff•September 9, 2015

Thomas Built Buses adds electronic stability control, other new options

The OEM will offer electronic stability control for the Saf-T-Liner C2, Bendix air disc brakes for the EFX and a severe duty harness for the HDX and EFX.

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News•by Staff•September 8, 2015

REMINDER: Webinar to cover wireless solutions for school bus fleets

The free session, presented by REI and moderated by School Bus Fleet, will provide school bus operations with guidance on setting up a wireless mobile video surveillance solution.

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