<I>SBF</i> Up for 2 Maggie Awards
The SBF 2015 Fact Book and Thomas McMahon’s “3-Point Belts on Buses” article are finalists for the Western Publishing Association honors.

The SBF 2015 Fact Book and Thomas McMahon’s article “3-Point Belts on Buses” are finalists for Western Publishing Association honors.

The SBF 2015 Fact Book and Thomas McMahon’s article “3-Point Belts on Buses” are finalists for Western Publishing Association honors.
School Bus Fleet has been chosen as a finalist in two categories for the 2016 Maggie Awards.
SBF Executive Editor Thomas McMahon’s article “3-Point Belts on Buses: Real-World Experience Mitigates Most Concerns” is a finalist for Best Feature Article among trade publications with circulation under 50,000. The article appeared in the November 2015 issue of SBF.
SBF’s 2015 Fact Book is also up for a Maggie Award, in the Guides, Catalogues and Directories category for consumer and trade magazines.
The annual Maggie Awards program, held by the Western Publishing Association, recognizes publishing excellence for consumer and trade magazines in the western U.S. This year's awards banquet will be held on May 6 in Los Angeles.
SBF won a Maggie in the Guides, Catalogues and Directories category with its 2005 Fact Book. The annual issue features a variety of pupil transportation data, school bus specs and contact information for industry organizations.
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