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Articlesby James BlueDecember 22, 2016

Publisher's Perspective: Another Good Year for School Bus Sales

The 2016 total of school bus sales in the U.S. and Canada, 40,925 units, is the highest mark for the industry in the past 10 years.

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Newsby StaffDecember 22, 2016

Kansas Student Named Latest First Student Art Contest Winner

The latest winning entry comes from fourth grader Ruth Brooks of Olathe Public Schools. The bus company awards her school $1,000 to put toward classroom supplies.

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Newsby StaffDecember 22, 2016

Lancer Wins Award for Fighting Auto Insurance Fraud

The company, which provides insurance coverage for bus operators, earns a top honor from the National Insurance Crime Bureau.

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Newsby StaffDecember 21, 2016

New York Stop-Arm Survey Estimates Over 40K Violations Statewide for 2nd Time

NYAPT’s Dec. 15 survey of illegal school bus passing finds that 765 school bus drivers reported they were passed a total of 678 times. This is the second survey in a row with an estimate of over 40,000 daily violations.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 21, 2016

Latest VW Settlement Adds $225M to Mitigation Fund

The new funding, for projects to reduce NOx, is in addition to the $2.7 billion already required of Volkswagen for the environmental mitigation trust.

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Newsby StaffDecember 21, 2016

Daimler Truck Financial Names New Sales VP

Tobias Waldeck is appointed vice president of sales, marketing, and remarketing for Daimler Truck Financial, which supports Thomas Built Buses and other DTNA vehicle brands.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserDecember 21, 2016

First Student Shares School Bus Twist on Christmas Poem

The school bus company shares “’Twas the Night Before Break,” which was written by a staff member, with all of its school district partners, which totals around 1,200 contracts.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2016

Top 5 Likes/Reactions on <i>SBF</i> Facebook Page in 2016

Stories on stop arms, a school bus driver’s retirement after 52 years, and another driver’s tragic death in a crash in Colorado were among the most popular this year.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2016

Student Helps Boy Having Seizure on School Bus

Amyhia Draper of Nebraska sees the boy begin to have a seizure and she and another student turn him on his side. She learned what to do in such situations from her mother, a daycare professional.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 19, 2016

Editors’ Picks: Photo Galleries of the Year

Among School Bus Fleet’s web highlights in 2016 were these two popular galleries, which showcased photos of historical school buses and an innovative training workshop.

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