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October 20, 2009

Breaking News


School bus operations report benefits of biodiesel

The National Biodiesel Board says that operations across the country are running their buses on the fuel and are seeing a reduction in operating costs, strong fuel performance and environmental benefits.



Blue Bird, Girardin consolidate Type A lines

The manufacturers merge their Type A bus products and distribution into one entity, dubbed Micro Bird Inc.



IC to build buses for North Carolina

The company won a bid to manufacture 800 to 900 school buses for the state. The CE Series buses will be delivered next spring through IC’s North Carolina dealer, White’s International Trucks.



FirstGroup supports efforts to reduce distracted driving

The company backs U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s proposal that would restrict cell phone use and ban text messaging for commercial drivers.






Feature Spotlight


Q&A: Still Secure After 25 Years

As Q’Straint hits a milestone, President Jean-Marc Girardin discusses the company’s continuing quest to bolster the safety of passengers who use wheelchairs.



New SBF site coming soon!
Later this week, we at SCHOOL BUS FLEET will be launching a preview of our redesigned Website! Look for links to it in the Friday edition of the e-mail newsletter (which will also sport a new design) and on our Facebook page. The site will boast new features, an updated look and a new, user-friendly layout. Stay tuned!



Product Highlight

Seon Design's Explorer MX4 is a four-channel digital video recorder (DVR). All four channels can record simultaneously. The DVR features dual technology that allows for recording of two information streams — one for high-resolution playback on a PC and the other for real-time viewing over the Web or a GPRS network. The system administrator tracks vehicles and retrieves details about an incident using video footage synchronized with mapping software. For more information, visit www.seon.com.

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