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ArticlesCover StoryMarch 17, 2011

Top Shops 2011

This year for our annual series, we shine the spotlight on five maintenance programs with dedicated staff members who have established efforts to save their operations money, work well with their colleagues and earn excellent fleet safety inspection ratings.

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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2011

First Student wins Louisiana contract

Under the five-year agreement, the contractor will provide school bus service for the St. James Parish School Board beginning in April. The company will also provide all routing, maintenance and management services, and hire drivers for routes currently without a district driver.

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Newsby StaffMarch 15, 2011

Energy-efficient lighting installed in district’s parking lots

Lumetech Group outfits Dallas County Schools’ lots with the LED lighting solution. Officials estimate that annual energy savings will be in excess of 505,000 kilowatt-hour per year, and the district expects to save approximately $363,600 in electricity and lighting maintenance.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2011

Arsenault Associates announces annual photo contest winners

The winning photos submitted by companies will be featured in Arsenault's 2011-12 17-month calender. Each winning picture was accompanied by a description of how the company uses Arsenault's Dossier fleet maintenance management software to lower costs and increase profits.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 1, 2011

Thomas Built offers bus maintenance class

The annual Thomas Built Institute will be held May 10-13. Participating technicians will receive 28 credit hours in bus maintenance education.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 26, 2011

National Express Corp. welcomes new execs

The company, which comprises Durham School Services in the U.S. and Stock Transportation in Canada, appoints John Harvey as chief financial officer, Timothy Canavan as senior vice president of maintenance, Timothy Walter as senior vice president of safety and Kim Worster as vice president of operations for Canada.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2011

Spring session of IC Bus University scheduled

The bus manufacturer’s training program for school bus technicians will be held the week of March 14. The session will provide instruction on such topics as bus maintenance, engines, wheelchair lifts and transmissions.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2011

<I>SBF</i> to spotlight ‘Top Shops’

Is your school bus maintenance program top-notch? If so, we'd like to share your success with the rest of our readers.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2011

Missouri school district acquires lot for new district-operated fleet

The district's board of education purchases the lot, which includes an office and maintenance facility, from its contractor. School officials believe that having a district-operated fleet will save money in anticipation of major budget cuts; the district also switches to a three-tier bus system to further cut costs.

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StatisticsJanuary 1, 2011

Maintenance Survey 2011

This survey is sent to managers and technicians at school district transportation departments and contractors. Survey topics include bus-to-technician ratio, fleet age, technician pay, parts purchasing and training sources.

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