Illinois School Bus/Palos Heights elementary schools among first in nation to install ZPassTM tracking system that records when and where students enter and exit buses

PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. — In Palos Heights, some elementary schools now have a way to keep track of children who ride school buses. School District 128 and Illinois School Buses are among the first in the country to utilize a combination of radio frequency identification (RFID) and GPS technology to monitor when and where students get on and off school buses.

In a speech today at the Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI) Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman commended OLI for its leading role in efforts to reduce highway-rail grade crossing accidents by more than 80 percent since its founding in 1972.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Gray Manufacturing Company, Inc. is pleased to announce that on August 24, 2010 the U.S. Patent Office awarded Reissued Patent No. RE41,554 E to Gray Manufacturing for its wireless Coordinated Lift System. This reissue pertains to U.S. Patent No. 6,634,461 issued on October 21, 2003. In awarding this Reissued Patent, the U.S. Patent Office refused Netherland-based Stertil-Koni’s request to cancel all claims in Gray’s existing patent.

SOUTHLAKE, Texas -- Not only can poorly or inefficiently managed battery maintenance lead to early failure and unnecessary replacement costs but can also lead to "emergency"repair efforts and take away from a mechanic¹s daily schedule and ability to perform other fleet maintenance tasks such as general troubleshooting and repair, ultimately affecting the fleet¹s overall sustainability and vehicle readiness.

Cost amounts to nearly $500 for each U.S. licensed driver in one year

In a one-year period, the cost of medical care and productivity losses associated with injuries from motor vehicle crashes exceeded $99 billion, with the cost of direct medical care accounting for $17 billion, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.