Categories: Safety

The Lumin-19 is an airstream disinfection solution designed to retrofit school buses and some transit buses.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10134841/lumin-air-introduces-ultraviolet-solution-to-combat-covid-19

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Categories: Safety

Mattawa, Ontario, equips all of its buses with BusPatrol's safety technology, including stop-arm cameras, following a local campaign’s efforts to raise...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10134805/canadian-municipality-installs-stop-arm-cameras-on-school-buses

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Categories: Safety

The Let’s Remember Adam – Stop for the School Bus campaign hosts a virtual event highlighting Mattawa, Ontario’s adoption of BusPatrol’s school bus safety...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10134816/video-canadian-municipality-installs-stop-arm-cameras-safety-tech-on-school-buse

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Categories: Alternative Fuels

Gillis, the transportation director for Everman (Texas) Independent School District, discusses the district’s integration of electric buses, what safety...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10134755/5-questions-jason-gillis-on-electric-buses-pandemic-protocols

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Categories: Management

Jerry Davis, who drove for Lamers Bus Lines, started off as a truck driver.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10134584/wisconsin-school-bus-driver-retires-after-53-years

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Categories: Safety

OnGuardACTIVE collision mitigation system from ZF is now a factory-installed option for Saf-T-Liner C2 diesel school buses equipped with air disc brakes.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10134746/thomas-built-making-collision-mitigation-system-available-on-some-school-buses

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Categories: Bus, Maintenance, Motorcoach

The new line, which launched on Dec. 1, features application coverage for the automotive and industrial markets.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10134717/goodyear-introduces-new-line-of-power-transmission-belts

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Categories: Management

Reynoldsburg City Schools agrees to share 20 of its bus drivers with neighboring Hilliard City Schools so it can continue operations during the pandemic.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10134688/2-ohio-districts-share-school-bus-drivers-to-ensure-pay

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Categories: Alternative Fuels

Guidance in the federal agency’s report on four fires involving high-voltage, lithium-ion batteries includes updating emergency response procedures and...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10134675/ntsb-issues-recommendations-related-to-ev-battery-fire-risks

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New developments include enhanced engine and infrastructure technology and renewable propane.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10134551/op-ed-propane-industry-offering-more-innovations-for-school-buses

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