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Managementby StaffJuly 25, 2018

InterMotive Vehicle Controls Names New Director of Operations

Tracy Weatherfield will provide infrastructure development and manufacturing solutions at InterMotive, which supplies electronic control systems for commercial vehicles.

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Managementby StaffJuly 24, 2018

School Bus Driver Named ‘Driver of the Year’ by District, State

Juliette Washington is named the 2018 bus driver of the year by the Beaufort County (S.C.) School District and by the South Carolina Association for Pupil Transportation.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserJuly 23, 2018

Child Dies After Being Left Inside Hot Daycare Bus

A 3-year-old boy in Texas is found unresponsive after being left in a daycare bus, where the temperature reaches 113 degrees, for about four hours. He is taken to the hospital where he is declared dead.

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Maintenanceby StaffJuly 20, 2018

Transportation Services Co. Launches School Bus Buyback Program

The company offers to buy districts’ and contractors’ old vehicles and then lease them a fleet of new vehicles.

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Safetyby StaffJuly 19, 2018

School Bus Video of Stop-Arm Running Incident Key in Fatal Crash Case

Tony Dane of Virginia is convicted of involuntary manslaughter for crashing into a car, which killed the driver. Video shows he sped past a stopped school bus moments earlier. 

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Alternative Fuelsby Nicole SchlosserJuly 18, 2018

More Electric School Bus Orders From California, New York

Nine California districts and a New York school bus company will receive a total of 20 electric school buses this fall.

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Maintenanceby StaffJuly 18, 2018

OnCommand Connection Now Integrated With Fleetsoft Software

Navistar’s remote diagnostics platform connects with Fleetsoft’s fleet maintenance and inventory management solution.

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Managementby StaffJuly 18, 2018

New Blue Bird Website Now Online

The school bus OEM’s new site includes updated information, brochure downloads, and an interactive quote request form.

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Managementby Nicole SchlosserJuly 17, 2018

Electronic Stability Control Now Standard on IC School Buses

New CE and RE Series diesel buses with air brakes feature ESC and collision mitigation technology as standard. ESC will be available for IC's propane and gasoline buses with air brakes in 2019.

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Safetyby StaffJuly 17, 2018

Thomas Built Buses Debuts Pedestrian Detection Prototype

When a pedestrian is detected, the system will alert the driver on an in-cabin tablet as well as through caution lights on the cross-view mirrors.

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