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Maintenance

Luke Patrick (holding clipboard), the director of maintenance for the South Carolina Department of Education, takes inspector training attendees through a checklist of defects to look for under a school bus. The hands-on portion of the training took place June 3, 2023 at Brownsburg Community School District near Indianapolis, Indiana.

School Bus Inspector Training Aims to Increase Vehicle Uptime

BROWNSBURG, Indiana – About three dozen maintenance personnel learned how to take their school bus inspections to a safer, more complete level during the...

2022 Garage Stars Announced: Overcoming Every Challenge

Earlier this year,  School Transportation News called for nominations of outstanding fleet management professionals as candidates to be profiled in the August fleet management magazine...

Inspector Training Returns to STN EXPO

RENO, Nev. — After a two-year, COVID-19-induced hiatus, the National School Bus Inspection Training Program returned to STN EXPO Reno. And attendees raved about it. Developed...
Photo courtesy of Town of Bradford, New Hampshire Fire Department via Facebook.

Update: Cause of New Hampshire School Bus Terminal Fire Under Investigation

School bus contractor Student Transportation of America said it is working with fire and police investigators in Bradford, New Hampshire to determine how a...

2021 Garage Stars Announced: Recognizing Shop Standouts

Earlier this year, School Transportation News called for nominations of outstanding fleet management professionals as candidates to be profiled in the August fleet management issue.  STN received...
Ray Manolo works on a school bus. He discussed green bus maintenance at a summit on April 22, 2021. (Image courtesy of Twin Rivers Unified School District.)

Maintenance Experts Talk Green School Bus Training Needs at Summit

A long-held misconception among maintenance personal is that switching to electric school buses will require less work and ultimately fewer technicians to do the...
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November 2024

Meet the 2024 Transportation Director of the Year, Craig Beaver, director of transportation at Beaverton School District in Oregon....
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