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Managementby StaffDecember 31, 2014

Top 5 most ‘liked’ stories on <i>SBF</i>’s Facebook in 2014

Stories on the holidays and driver heroism were among the most popular this year.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonDecember 30, 2014

Richard Wolfington Sr. led school bus dealership for 50 years

Wolfington, who washed buses as a teen and later took the reins of his family’s school bus business, Wolfington Body Co., died on Thursday at age 75.

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Alternative Fuelsby Thomas McMahonDecember 30, 2014

Alt-fuel tax credits extended

Fuel and infrastructure tax credits for propane, natural gas and biodiesel are among tax provisions that have been retroactively extended through 2014.

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Managementby StaffDecember 30, 2014

Rhode Island city may privatize bus monitor service

Providence seeks cost estimates for privatizing school bus monitors to save money on a tight budget as it puts a new contract agreement out to bid. The city’s municipal employees’ union plans to oppose any attempts to privatize the service.

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Managementby Thomas McMahon and Nicole SchlosserDecember 30, 2014

Top 5 most-viewed news stories of 2014

News stories that attracted the most traffic on Schoolbusfleet.com covered such topics as school bus stop-arm cameras, driver union dues and a bus stop dog attack.

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Managementby Thomas McMahon and Nicole SchlosserDecember 30, 2014

Editors' Picks: Photo Galleries of the Year

Photo collection picks included images from readers of a particularly harsh winter and cover shots from School Bus Fleet magazine going back to the 1950s.

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Safetyby StaffDecember 30, 2014

Alaska law will raise pay for some school bus drivers

Voters recently passed a ballot measure increasing the minimum wage by $2 per hour by 2016. Meanwhile, a state law passed in 1989 requires school bus drivers to be paid at least twice the minimum wage, bringing their minimum pay to $19.50 per hour in 2016.

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Managementby StaffDecember 29, 2014

Fleet management solution Azuga partners with Verizon

Verizon Wireless will serve as the official wireless network provider for Azuga Fleet, a cloud-based GPS fleet tracking and driver behavior program.

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Maintenanceby StaffDecember 29, 2014

Vehicle lift inspector training certifies 91 candidates

Automotive Lift Institute member manufacturers held a training, testing and inspection event in November to offer candidate inspectors who had passed the pre-course exam the opportunity to complete all the other certification requirements.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffDecember 22, 2014

Matt Scheuler named president of Collins Bus Corp.

Scheuler, previously VP of sales and marketing, has risen through the ranks since joining the Type A school bus manufacturer in 2001.

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