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Articlesby StaffOctober 1, 2007

Navistar wins award for hybrid development

PASADENA, Calif. — Navistar International Corp. won the 2007 Blue Sky Award for its role in developing diesel-hybrid technology. The award is pres...

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2007

Driver Training Goes Virtual

Computer-based technology is substantially affecting the school bus transportation industry. Many school districts around the U.S. use fleet maintenan...

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Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2007

Orbital TMS technology to improve fleet management, security

DULLES, Va. — Metropolitan Nashville (Tenn.) Public Schools has selected Orbital Transportation Management Systems (Orbital TMS), a division of Orbit...

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School Bus Fleet BlogJuly 3, 2007

Do you know where your children are?

A recent article in the Baltimore Sun discusses the use of GPS technology to allow parents to track the whereabouts of their children. The reporter engaged the issue by interviewing a mother who bought her 7-year-old daughter a cell phone equipped with a GPS tracking device after the girl was put on the wrong school bus by a substitute teacher.

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ArticlesJuly 1, 2007

GPS Takes School Transportation by Storm

Initially designed to aid the U.S. Department of Defense, global positioning system (GPS) technology has been more widely used in the past few years. ...

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Articlesby StaffJuly 1, 2007

Spotlight on Technology

Wireless access to surveillance footage Seon Design Inc. This past spring, Seon debuted its Smart-Reach wireless bridge for the ...

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2007

<i>SBF</i>, IC Corporation to conduct Web seminar

TORRANCE, Calif. — Are school buses with hybrid propulsion the future of the industry? Learn more about this up-and-coming technology duri...

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ArticlesApril 1, 2007

Top 10 Maintenance Programs for 2007

In our sixth installment of the series, we again shine the spotlight on some of North America’s premier pupil transportation shops. This year’s Top 10 includes dozens of dedicated school bus technicians who have sharpened their skills and embraced advances in repair technology.

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Articlesby StaffApril 1, 2007

Group plugs hybrid technology for small buses

Following the launch of IC Corporation’s hybrid Type C school bus last year, a new group is pushing hybrid technology for smaller buses.

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Articlesby StaffApril 1, 2007

Air-conditioning compressor could make a ‘big splash’

A new development in air-conditioning technology could lead to significant savings for school bus operations.

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