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Newsby StaffJuly 14, 2010

District moves to all belted bus seating

IMMI wins contract to supply lap-shoulder belt seats for school buses serving San Bernardino (Calif.) City USD. The district’s contractor, National Express, purchased an entirely new fleet of 280 buses from Thomas Built.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2010

Study: School bus passenger seat belt use on the rise

The results of the University of Alabama's pilot project studying the implementation of seat belts on school buses will be released soon. Researchers say the number of students wearing the belts properly has risen during the last year.

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Newsby StaffJuly 13, 2010

Gov. calls seat belt bill ‘common sense’

In a ceremony, Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell pays tribute to a high school student who died in a school bus crash in January. Rell says that the new law, which is not a mandate, “strikes a critical balance between incentive and choice.”

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2010

IMMI to make SafeGuard seats in High Point

The company will continue to manufacture school bus seat components and seating modules in its Indiana plant, while using the new facility — two blocks away from the Thomas Built C2 plant — for final assembly of its SafeGuard FlexSeat and Integrated Child Seat.

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Newsby StaffJune 2, 2010

BESI founder passes away

After working for a Wayne distributor doing warranty work and supplying parts to school bus operations, Bill Moore started his own company, Bus Equipment Sales, in his garage in 1975. He responded to a need for quality school bus upholstery.

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Newsby StaffJune 1, 2010

U.S. DOT launches 'Click It or Ticket' campaign

Set to run from May 24 through June 6, the campaign will involve publicity efforts and more than 10,000 police agencies.

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Newsby StaffMay 26, 2010

IMMI official honored for child injury prevention efforts

Charlie Vits receives the Child Safety Advocate Award from Safe Kids Indiana and the Automotive Safety Program for his role in developing IMMI’s SmartFrame technology for school bus seating and educating industry professionals about the value of restraint systems on buses.

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Newsby StaffMay 18, 2010

Seat belt bill eyed in Ohio

Beginning in 2014, new school buses would have to be equipped with lap-shoulder belts. Operators would not be held liable if passengers don’t buckle up.

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Newsby StaffMay 4, 2010

Bill would cut sales tax on school buses with belts

A proposal to require seat belts on Connecticut school buses was defeated, but legislation that would create a financial incentive for equipping buses with three-point belts was overwhelmingly approved by the House.

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Newsby StaffApril 27, 2010

Safety hotline keeps bus drivers in check

When a North Carolina student noticed that her school bus driver wasn’t wearing a seat belt, she knew whom to call. The reason? An innovative pilot program has stickers inside buses with a phone number for reporting violations.

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