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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2016

Thomas Built Buses reveals new tech training dates

Three sessions of Thomas Built Institute Service Training will be offered in 2016, including a new Canadian edition.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonJanuary 26, 2016

Are severe stop-arm fines effective?

Setting stop-arm fine amounts that drivers will take seriously is important. But if the penalties become too steep, do they become ineffective? For example, Iowa has seen more violations pleaded down or dismissed since increasing fines.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 5, 2016

Police: Teen steals school bus, ‘cruises’ with friends

According to police in Hamilton, Ontario, the bus was stolen by a youth who needed a ride home, and then he took it for a joyride a week later.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 1, 2015

Police see success with stop-arm enforcement in Prince Edward Island

Enforcement action around school bus stops last month seems to have resonated with drivers, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

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Newsby StaffOctober 14, 2015

Mobile Climate Control opens new manufacturing facility

The $3.5 million investment enables the bus HVAC supplier to manufacture its own micro-channel aluminum heat exchangers — a core component in its products.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 15, 2015

Ontario operator launches 20 propane school buses

In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Hammond Transportation points to lower maintenance costs as one of its reasons for buying propane buses.

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Newsby StaffAugust 24, 2015

Bus a/c supplier Spheros partners with Transit Cooling Solutions

Ontario-based Transit Cooling Solutions will manage and support Spheros North America’s Canadian bus market interests.

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ArticlesAugust 7, 2015

Student's cell phone video didn't tell the whole story

The district could have avoided embarrassment — for the school bus driver and for itself — by not passing judgment until after conducting a thorough investigation.

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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2015

Ron Campbell to lead bus sales in Canada for ASV

The industry veteran is named the new Canadian bus division national sales manager for Collins Bus parent company Allied Specialty Vehicles.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 4, 2015

District apologizes for calling for school bus driver’s firing

Officials from an Alberta school district change their stance after seeing a second video of a school bus incident that shows a student hitting the driver with a bag.

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