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Articlesby Sadiah Thompson September 16, 2019

Automated Fire Suppression Offers Early Detection, Minimal Maintenance

Fire suppression technology can help boost safety by enhancing the speed of fire detection, reducing overall vehicle damage, and minimizing maintenance operations.

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ArticlesCover StorySeptember 12, 2019

Virginia District Bolsters Driver Support for Success

Fairfax County Public Schools backs its 1,325 drivers with a discipline-tracking system for better follow-up and puts driver supervisors on the road to assist as needed. Additionally, fleet upkeep is boosted with county-employed technicians.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2019

IC Bus University Marks 12th Year of Technician Training

More than 300 attendees participated in this year’s program, which featured new training opportunities and an advanced skills competition.

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ArticlesAugust 9, 2019

Enhancing Tire Maintenance With Telematics, Retread Solutions

Telematics and retread solutions can protect and extend the life of one of a school bus’s most valuable assets. These include mobile apps created to monitor inflation pressures and tires designed with greater traction and durability.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2019

Blue Bird Introduces New School Bus Parts Replacement Program

The X-Parts program will feature service and maintenance parts for all makes and models of buses, with parts sold exclusively through Blue Bird’s dealer network.

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ProductsJuly 11, 2019

Battery-Powered Torque Wrench

The VOLTA battery-powered wrench is designed to secure wheels and improve maintenance. 

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJuly 11, 2019

SLEC Announces Products Revamp

The vehicle lift supplier and manufacturer has made some recent updates to its lifts and now offers a new cable system. 

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ArticlesJune 13, 2019

Preventive Maintenance: Easier Than Performing Corrective Maintenance

Learning how to spot potential problems and analyze the problems' cause and effect will help you determine why components are failing and guide you to a solution.

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StatisticsJune 12, 2019

Contractors Survey 2019

The majority of respondents report plans to buy more buses and raise starting pay for drivers again this year. Meanwhile, results indicate that the driver shortage may be easing slightly.

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ArticlesMay 17, 2019

Good Maintenance Requires Your Personal Best

Providing good bus maintenance is a year-round job, but cannot be performed if you are not maintaining yourself as well.

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