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Maintenanceby StaffNovember 27, 2018

Rhode Island School Districts Asked to Reduce Bus Idling

In a letter to school superintendents, the state departments of Environmental Management, Health, and Elementary and Secondary Education encourage districts to enforce anti-idling laws.

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Managementby StaffNovember 26, 2018

Thomas Built Buses Sponsors Charity Bike Ride, Helps Foundation Raise $50K

The North Carolina-based school bus manufacturer serves as title sponsor for The Bobby Labonte Foundation’s Charity Bike Ride, helping to raise $50,000 for three local nonprofit organizations.

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Maintenanceby StaffNovember 26, 2018

High-Lift Wheel Dolly Designed to Boost Vehicle Maintenance Safety

Stertil-Koni's WDA-500 is used for installing and removing the wheels on raised school buses and other heavy-duty vehicles.

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Safetyby StaffNovember 26, 2018

School Bus Driver Told by Police to Stop Blocking Road With Bus

The Massachusetts driver, apparently frustrated with motorists passing stopped buses, diagonally blocks a two-lane road with her bus until she is told to stop.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserNovember 15, 2018

IC Bus Demos New Safety Technology on ‘Today’ Show

The school bus manufacturer conducts a closed course demonstration of electronic stability control and collision mitigation technology on the show. 

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Safetyby StaffNovember 15, 2018

Driver Safely Evacuates Students From Overturned School Bus

The Virginia bus driver evacuates students after the driver of a dump truck hits the bus from behind, causing it to flip onto its side. Five students and the bus driver suffer minor injuries.

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Managementby StaffNovember 15, 2018

Safe Fleet’s Kindness Coloring, Poster Contest Deadline Approaching

The company’s 2018 United to End Bullying Coloring and Poster Contest is accepting entries through Nov. 30.

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Managementby StaffNovember 15, 2018

School Bus Drivers to Participate in Annual Food Drive

Drivers from two Alabama schools will set up boxes on their buses for students to place food items that will then be donated to the community and local food pantries.

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Safetyby StaffNovember 14, 2018

5 Students Injured After Motorist Rear-Ends School Bus

A school bus is transporting 33 students from Dinwiddie County (Va.) Public Schools when a motorist crashes into the bus. Several students on board and the motorist suffered minor injuries.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserNovember 14, 2018

Lawmaker to Re-Introduce Bill to Stiffen School Bus Passing Penalties

Indiana Sen. Eric Bassler will again propose a bill that would elevate the penalty for illegally passing a school bus from a traffic ticket to misdemeanor charges. 

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