SBF 70 years logo
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH

News

Ad Loading...
Safetyby StaffJuly 19, 2007

GM sells Allison Transmission

NEW YORK — General Motors Corp. (GM) agreed to sell its Allison Transmission commercial and military business to two private equity firms for abo...

Read More →
Safetyby StaffJuly 18, 2007

Thomas Built names new VP of engineering

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Thomas Built Buses has named Herbert Mehnert its vice president of engineering. He replaces Ken Dodson, who recently retired. ...

Read More →
Safetyby StaffJuly 16, 2007

Blue Bird sells its coach, motorhome lines

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Blue Bird Corp. will sell its coach bus and recreational vehicle divisions — Blue Bird Coachworks and Wanderlodge — to Complete Co...

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Safetyby StaffJuly 16, 2007

EPA awards grant to N.C. air quality agency

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The EPA has awarded a $274,455 grant to the Western North Carolina Regional Air Quality Agency through its Clean School Bus USA pro...

Read More →
Safetyby StaffJuly 16, 2007

IC redesigns RE, names new managers

WARRENVILLE, Ill. — IC Corporation redesigned its RE school bus with improvements in serviceability, entry/egress and driver environment. To gi...

Read More →
Safetyby StaffJuly 12, 2007

NHTSA promises more guidance on crash protection

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The much-publicized "seat belt summit" in the nation's capital Wednesday produced at least one major development: federal regulato...

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Safetyby StaffJuly 12, 2007

<i>SBF</i> conducts Web seminar on hybrid buses

TORRANCE, Calif. — SCHOOL BUS FLEET Magazine presented a Web seminar today about the future of hybrid diesel-electric buses in pupil transport...

Read More →
Safetyby StaffJuly 12, 2007

Gordon Schultz passes away

AKRON, Ohio — Gordon (Gordy) Schultz, a longtime sales executive for RCA Rubber Co., has passed away. He was 53. Schultz joined RCA Rubber in Nove...

Read More →
Safetyby StaffJuly 11, 2007

Bus Briefs — 7/11/07

Boy offers innovative idea to IC Corporation CABOT, Ark. — A local first-grader sent a letter to IC Corporation suggesting installing wat...

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Safetyby StaffJuly 11, 2007

UPDATE: Louisiana governor signs crossing-arm bill

BATON ROUGE, La. — On Monday, Gov. Kathleen Blanco approved legislation drafted earlier this year by Rep. Mike Walsworth. The bill calls upon the...

Read More →