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2007 Press Releases
12/20/07	Safety Vision Announces New Hire Safety Vision announced the addition of Christopher Fritz as Chief Technology Officer.
12/20/07	*Blue Bird North Georgia Plant Named Top Ten Winner in IndustryWeek* Magazine’s Best Plants Competition** IndustryWeek names Blue Bird’s North Georgia Body Company plant among its Top 10 winners in the magazine’s Best Plants in North America 2007 competition.
12/17/07	EPA Issues Grant for Clean School Buses in Tennessee The Southeast Diesel Collaborative presented the Tennessee with a $250,000 grant to install diesel retrofit devices on 40 school buses in Sumner County, Tenn.
12/14/07	Johnson Matthey to Acquire Argillon Company announces plan to purchase Argillon Group for €214 million in cash from Ceramics Luxembourg.
12/14/07	Cummins Named 11th Annual Diesel Newsmaker of the Year Diesel Progress magazine recognizes school bus engine OEM in part for its innovations in meeting 2010 EPA requirements.
12/13/07	IC and Ford Incorporate BorgWarner 2-Stage Turbo Charger A key technology letting OEMs meet their emissions goal is the BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions System’s regulated 2-stage turbocharger.
12/13/07	Blue Bird Selects Good Year The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has signed an agreement to be a preferred supplier for Blue Bird Corporation.
12/12/07	GPS, RFID-Based Solutions Available from AT&T AT&T announced the availability of interoperable radio frequency identification and GPS-based mobile resource management solutions for the K-12 education segment.
12/10/07	Collins Bus Corporation Partners with New York Dealers Collins Bus Corporation announced partnerships with two of the top dealers in New York.
12/7/07	Energy Bill Falls Short, NGVAmerica Says The energy is a step forward, but misses opportunities to reduce dependence on foreign oil, according to the president of NGVAmerica.
12/6/07	VersaTrans Announces Promotions VersaTrans announced the promotions of a sales a technical specialist and a sales associate.
11/27/07	Enova to Display New Products at EVS 23 Enova Systems will present ultra-capacitor technology for hybrid vehicles at the world's largest Electric Vehicle Symposium, EVS 23 in Anaheim, Calif., from Dec. 2-5.
11/26/07	Michelin and Double Coin Settle Patent Infringement Case Michelin and China Manufacturer's Alliance entered into a settlement resolving the infringement of intellectual property rights.
11/25/07	Dealing with the New 'Candid Camera' on the Bus Legal expert Peggy Burns offers advice to districts on using on-board surveillance cameras.
11/16/07	Safety Vision Announces Alliance for Digital Video Evidence Management Solution Safety Vision entered into a strategic teaming alliance with Insight Video Net, LLC and media storage innovator Pivot3, Inc.
11/15/07	IC Corp Plant Wins Illinois Environmental Award International Truck and Engine Corporation’s Melrose Park engine plant has received the prestigious Illinois Governor’s Pollution Prevention Award for the 13th time.
11/13/07	Yancey Bros. Named Blue Bird Dealer for Georgia and Alabama Austell-based Yancey Bros. Co. has been named as the exclusive dealer of all Blue Bird school bus products for Georgia and Alabama.
11/13/07	Navistar Hires VP and CIO Navistar International Corporation today announced that Don Sharp has joined the company as vice president and chief information officer.
11/9/07	VersaTrans Release New Version of TripTracker VersaTrans Solutions is pleased to announce the debut of its new field trip request and fulfillment software solution, VersaTrans TripTracker 9.9.
11/8/07	IC to Produce Hybrid Commerical Trucks International Truck and Engine Corporation, a Navistar company, announced that it is the first company to enter line production of hybrid commercial trucks.
11/8/07	Environmental Solutions Worldwide and IC Pen Emissions Agreement A subsidiary of Environmental Solutions Worldwide signed an Emissions Control & Technologies Provider and Cooperation agreement with International Truck and Engine Corporation.
11/5/07	National Scientific Corporation National Scientific Corporation noted milestones in the second half of fiscal year 2007, including achievement of positive quarterly operational cash flow for the first time in the company's history in the third fiscal quarter.
11/2/07	Navistar Affiliate Enters Agreement with Indian Truck Manufacturer An affiliate of Navistar International Corporation signed a joint venture agreement with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. of India to produce diesel engines for medium and heavy commercial trucks and buses in India.
11/1/07	Vertical Alliance Group Introduces Compliance Kit for Texas House Bill 3190 Vertical Alliance Group Inc. launched a solution for Texas school districts to "get in compliance” with Texas House Bill 3190, which pertains to school bus safety and evacuation training.
11/1/07	IC Engines to Meet 2010 Emissions Standards without SCR International Truck and Engine Corporation announced MaxxForce brand diesel engines will meet the federal 2010 emissions standards without the use of selective catalytic reduction systems .
11/1/07	Caterpillar Wins J.D. Power and Associates Awards Caterpillar received a J.D. Power and Associates Award for highest in customer satisfaction for its Pickup and Delivery Heavy-Duty diesel engines.
11/1/07	Navistar Wins $68.8 million for Marine Corps Service Support Navistar's military affiliate won a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to provide field service support for the mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles.
10/30/07	QSI Corporation Now Everyday Wireless's Bus and Student Tracking Solution for Pupil Transportation QSI Corporation's VTERM-J mobile data terminal has been deployed as part of Everyday Wireless's school bus and pupil tracking solution.
10/29/07	Auto Safety House Promotes New Parts Manager Auto Safety House announced today that Stan Costantino has been promoted to the new capacity of Director of Parts Operations.
10/26/07	InterMotive Receives Wheelchair Lift Interlock Patent The U.S. Patent office has granted InterMotive an additional patent on its wheelchair lift interlock designs.
10/25/07	Navistar Releases 2003-2005 Financial Data Navistar International Corp. released summary preliminary and unaudited results for fiscal years 2003, 2004 and 2005, marking progress toward becoming a current filer with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
10/24/07	Goodyear Names as Tire Supplier for International Truck The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today said its commercial tires are now available for specification on all International Truck & Engines vehicles.
10/24/07	Erin Lake Joins Blue Bird Blue Bird Corporation announced the addition of Erin Lake to their marketing team.
10/23/07	Grote Electronics Grows Grote Electronics dedicated its new 40,000-square-foot manufacturing facility today, marking the third time the plant has grown since it opened in 1991.
10/23/07	Double Coin to Open First North American Distribution Center China Manufacturers Alliance, LLC and Double Coin have purchased their first North American distribution center in Memphis, Tennessee.
10/22/07	Faye Stevens Joins PTSI Faye Stevens joined the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute on as Curriculum Development Specialist.
10/22/07	New York State Police Choose Chevin The New York State Police chose Chevin’s web-based fleet management information system to manage the maintenance and operations.
10/18/07	VersaTrans Posts Year End Results VersaTrans Solutions Inc. experienced another year of steady growth for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2007.
10/16/07	VersaTrans Releases VersaTrans RP 9.9 VersaTrans Solutions recently released version 9.9 of its flagship routing and planning software solution, VersaTrans RP.
10/16/07	Seon Recognized as Leading Exporter Seon Design Inc. as been recognized as one of the top three exporters in the manufacturing category of the 2007 B.C.
10/12/07	Cleantechnics Relocates Cleantechnics International, Inc., recently relocated its corporate headquarters to accommodate the growing company.
10/11/07	Williamsburg Chooses Apollo Mobile Video Williamsburg Area Transport of Virginia chose Apollo Video Technology to supply and install on-board video surveillance systems on its regional bus fleet.
10/10/07	Kansas City Chooses Apollo Mobile Video Kansas City Area Transportation Authority selected Apollo Video Technology to supply and install on-board camera systems for its bus transit fleet.
10/08/07	FirstStudent to Celebrate School Bus Safety Week Information released along with American School Bus Council on this year's theme “Be Aware! Cross with Care!”
10/04/07	Clean Diesel Technologies Receives 'LEZ' Certification Global emissions technology company receives London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) certificate from Transport for its particulate matter emission purifier solution.
10/2/07	Blue Bird Strikes Dealer Agreement with Girardin School bus OEMs announces expansion of relationship to include dealer services for Canadian Maritime provinces.
9/26/07	Collins Industries Purchases 'Select Assets' from Corbeil Move expected to give company's bus division "a significant platform to grow" in the Type-A school bus market.
9/26/07	FirstGroup, Laidlaw Eye Finalization of Transaction Companies with school bus contractor operations reach agreement with state attorneys general on proposed merger.
9/25/07	Blue Bird Financial Services Announces Canadian Flooring Plan Canadian Blue Bird dealers given opportunity to access sales incentives and management tools.
9/23/07	Cummins Announces 2010 Technology for Diesel Engines SCR technology using chemical called urea and a catalytic converter promises to reduce oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions in heavy-duty and mid-range engines.
9/21/07	Navistar to Issue Operational Update of 3rd Quarter Financials Unaudited data to be released Oct. 25 at an investor, analyst and media meeting.
9/20/07	Blue Bird Named a Finalist in Industry Week Competition Third consecutive year for company in the magazine's "Best Plants" competition.
9/18/07	China Manufacturers Alliance to Rebrand Double Coin Tires China Manufacturers Alliance hired Fathom Communications to help develop and implement a new branding initiative for its Double Coin Tires brand.
9/18/07	Freightliner Bestows Master of Quality Award Upon Donaldson Three manufacturing facilities lauded for excellence in the areas of accounting, marketing, purchasing, engineering and quality control.
9/17/07	Triad-Fabco Acquired by Hickory Springs Manufacting Co. School bus molded rebond foam cushioning manufacturer sold to one of the nation's largest producers of foam for the furniture, bedding and other industries.
9/17/07	Navistar Names New Communications VP Navistar International Corporation today announced the appointment of Jon F. Harmon as vice president – corporate communications.
9/13/07	Cummins Recognized for Commitment to Global Leadership Company named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the third consecutive year for its leadership in economic, environmental and social sectors.
9/12/07	Firetide Joins Forces with Safety Vision Firetide delivers wireless connectivity for Safety Vision's $1.4 million project with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).
9/11/07	Blue Bird Expands North American Field Support Team Blue Bird Corporation announced the addition of Pat Gallagher to their School Bus Field Service Team.
9/11/07	Blue Bird Appoints New Western Regional Parts Manager Blue Bird Corporation announced the addition of Ed Mann as Regional Parts Manager for the company’s Western Region.
9/7/07	STA Acquires Elliot Coach Lines Student Transportation of Canada, asubsidiary of Student Transportation of America, has entered into an agreement to acquire the Elliott Coach Lines group of companies
9/6/07	Apollo Video Technology Selected for ParaTransit Fleet Tulsa, Okla., transit authority chooses Washington state firm to supply and install video surveillance systems for 30 vehicles.
9/6/07	InterMotive Launches Product Training Via the Internet InterMotive launched free, web-based training for its products and service for bus manufacturers, dealers, fleets, mobility dealers, and transit agencies.
9/5/07	Ohio Contractor Wins Special Needs Award Petermann Ltd. recognized at Cincinnati Reds game by Exceptional Parent magazine for dedication to transporting students with disabilities.
9/4/07	Laidlaw Updates Proposed Acquisition by FirstGroup Intent to finalize acquistion by Scotland-based company expected by early October of this year.
8/29/07	Flagship Ventures, Ascent Venture Partners Invest $8.5 Million in Everyday Wireless During the first half of 2007, two venture capital firms, invested more than $8.5 million in Everyday Wireless, Inc.
8/29/07	VersaTrans Solutions, Inc. Welcomes New Personnel Frank Bishop and David Krings joined VersaTrans' engineering and QA Departments.
8/28/07	Seon Secures Seasoned Professional to Boost Transit Team Seon Design Inc. announced Don Nelson joined its transit sales division. Mr. Nelson has more than 14 years in the security industry.
8/24/07	Leonard Bus Sales Announces New Hire Leonard Bus Sales, Inc., hired Frank Continetti as new bus sales manager.
8/24/07	AAA Offers Advice to Motorists and Students as Part of the “ School ' s Open-Drive Carefully ” Campaign
8/23/07	V.E.S. Protects Workers: The V.E.S. line of motor exhaust collection systems provides high-efficiency collection and removal of motor exhaust generated during indoor service, production, and testing.
8/23/07	Melton Technologies Partners with EPS Software Melton Technologies, a leading provider of operational software for truck fleets, announces the new strategic partnership with EPS Software Corp.
8/23/07	Grandrock Introduces QP Muffler Challenge Grand Rock Inc. introduced the QP Muffler Challenge that guarantees to save school districts thousands on fleet operating expenses.
8/22/07	URO Systems Introduces "E" Life Series URO Shackle & Suspension Systems has developed a product family of free rotational ellipsoid straddle mount and tapered torque rod bushings for a variety of applications.
8/21/07	Akron Expands Weldon Unit Akron Brass expanded its Weldon division with the purchase of a new facility and the addition of a new operations manager.
8/21/07	VersaTrans Announces New Personnel Promotions Peter Ardell was recently promoted to account representative at VersaTrans Solutions, Inc. Mark Strube accepted a position as account representative as well.
8/21/07	More Features and New Look for Seon Web Site Seon Design Inc. has completely revamped its corporate Web site, for even better customer service.
8/20/07	Standard & Poor’s Raises Outlook for Cummins to Positive Cummins Inc. today announced that Standard & Poor’s, a leading ratings agency, has raised its outlook for Cummins to positive, from neutral.
8/17/07	Honeywell Receives Patent for Shock and Vibrattion-Reduction Technology for Mobile Video Recorders Honeywell announced it received a patent for the Shock and Vibration Reduction technology used in its line of mobile digital video recorders.
8/17/07	Unicoil Universal Automotive Hoises Available in the U.S. Unicoil, a universal alternative to pre-molded automotive hoses, is now being sold and marketed in the United States and Canada.
8/17/07	Penfield Children's Center and ATWEC Kick Off Back To School KidSafe Program Penfield Children's Center and ATWEC will demonstrate how to prevent back up accidents and accidental child abandonment in vehicles as part of its Back To School KidSafe Program kickoff.
8/15/07	Blue Bird Hires New Regional Sales Managers Bill Danner,director-dealer sales-school & activity bus, named Doug Lollar and Tim Miller to regional sales manager posts within the Blue Bird School Bus Sales organization.
8/14/07	Dynetek Reports 2007 Six month and Second Quarter Results Dynetek Industries, Ltd. today reported results for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007.
8/13/07	Knoxville Deploys Chevin Fleet Solutions Knoxville recently implemented Chevin Fleet Solutions’ FleetWave enterprise fleet management information system to gain control over rising fleet running costs while allowing real-time remote access to the City’s dispersed agencies.
8/10/07	Yellow Buses Go Green: California Receives First Plug-in Hybrids The Napa School District district will have a new plug-in hybrid diesel-electric school bus that could help offset increasing fuel costs while helping protect the environment.
8/8/07	VersaTrans Adopts a Highway VersaTrans Solutions, Inc. has joined the more than 2,400 active groups, organizations and individuals that have adopted a highway in New York State.
8/8/07	New Oval 'Smart Lamp' From Peterson Thinks Fast and Saves Space Peterson Manufacturing's Piranha-brand LED comes with built-in intelligence offering, multi-function safety lighting for service/utility/construction vehicles.
8/6/07	VersaTrans Solutions Announces VersaTrans RP Limited Edition VersaTrans Solutions, Inc. announced today the upcoming release of a new variation of its industry-leading school bus routing software
8/6/07	Thermo King Dedicates $7.1 Million R&D Center Investment to Frederick McKinley Jones Thermo King Corporation held a special dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its newly renovated research and development facility at its Minneapolis headquarters.
8/6/07	Girardin Appoints Alain Pelletier to VP and General Manager Girardin Minibus Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Alain Pelletier to Vice President and General Manager of Girardin Minibus Inc.
8/6/07	Blue Bird Appoints Director of Marketing for New Position Blue Bird Corporation announced the appointment of Ron Smith as Director – Marketing.
8/6/07	Durham Acquires Murphy Transportation Durham School Services, the third largest student transportation provider in the United States, announced the acquisition of Murphy Transportation.
7/26/07	ESPAR Heating Systems Announces the NEW M Series of Heaters ESPAR Heater Systems recently announced the addition of a new family of Fuel Operated Heaters specifically aimed at the bus market in North America.
7/26/07	Ken-Tool Debuts 'TPMS Sentry' Tire Pressure Monitoring System Tool Ken-Tool's new "TPMS Sentry," designed for use on vehicles with Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, protects valuable valve stem sensors that mount through the valve hole.
7/24/07	Orbital Awarded $9 Million Contract for Metropolitan Nashville Public School Bus Fleet Orbital Sciences Corporation's Transportation Managements Systems division won a contract to install a vehicle management system to track a large-scale fleet of school buses.
7/23/07	ANGELTRAX DVR Systems Offer Virtual Synchronized Mapping School bus surveillance meets vehicle location with new mobile digital video recorder product.
7/20/07	Kenneth Roche, Allan Silver Join Blue Bird Financial Services Kenneth P. Kaminsky Jr., president and chief operating officer of Traxis Financial Group and Blue Bird Financial Services named Kenneth Roche and Allan Silver to senior posts within the company's financial services business.
7/17/07	Thomas Built Names New VP of Engineering Thomas Built Buses has hired Herbert Mehnert as vice president of engineering.
7/16/07	IC Announces New Assistant GM, Commercial Bus Sales Manager Dennis Huffmon has been named assistant general manager at IC Corporation and Jeff Shank has been appointed as manager of national account sales.
7/13/07	Enova Issues Trading Update, Joins Russell Microcap™ Index Manufacture of drivetrain in hybrid-electric IC Corp school buses goes global.
7/11/07	Thomas Built Names New Regional Sales Manager Thomas Built buses names Steve Hall as regional manger for the central United States.
7/09/07	Kaminsky Named President and COO of Blue Bird Financial Services Kenneth P. Kaminsky Jr. has been named President and Chief Operating Officer of the Traxis Financial Group and Blue Bird Financial Services.
7/06/07	Blue Skyways Collaborative Clean School Bus Grant EPA's Blue Skyways Collaborative expects to award $1,360,000 this year for clean school bus projects.
7/06/07	Laidlaw International Announces Results for Third Quarter Company reports EPS for continuing operations increased by 73 percent, announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.17 and provides merger update.
7/02/07	New Advanced Electrical Control System from ARI-HETRA ARI-HETRA has just announced a new, redesigned heavy-duty mobile lifting system, the Hetra-AE.
6/27/07	Thermo King Corporation Launches Instant Rebate Program For the third straight year, Thermo King Corporation will be offering more than 15,000 customers instant cash rebates of up to $100 .
6/26/07	Advanced Transportation Technologies Partners with Mobile Awareness Advanced Transportation Technologies enters into a sales and distribution agreement with Mobile Awareness to enhance line of commercial vehicle safety products.
6/22/07	Blue Bird Announces New School Bus Dealer Yancy Brothers Co., which claims to be the nation's oldest dealer of Caterpillar engines, to sell Blue Birds in Georgia and Alabama.
6/19/07	Espar Certifies Fuel Operated Heaters to CARB Regulations Company's fuel-operated bunk heaters and engine pre-heaters certified to meet upcoming California Air Resource Boardidling emissions reduction regulation.
6/19/07	Satellite Solution Yields Immediate 21 Percent Return on Investment for Transport Company Implementation of GlobalTrack's satellite tracking solution resulted in a 21% increase of productivity in the 1st month of operation for one of their customers.
6/19/07	U.S. Marine Corps Awards Contract to International Military and Government LLC for Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles Navistar company's second mulit-million dollar contract in three weeks for MRAP vehicle with MAXXPRO diesel technology to protect U.S. military personnel.
6/18/07	Cummins Inc. Named One of 'Best Places to Work' by Computerworld First-ever recognition for diesel engine manufacturer, which ranks No. 43 overall and No. 20 on the magazine's list of best large companies.
6/15/07	Cummins Secures Large Engine Order From Beijing Public Transport Diesel, CNG engine manufacturer to supply 1,400 Euro-style engines for 2008 Summer Olympics.
6/15/07	Navistar Finalizes $200 Million Asset- Based Loan Agreement Principal operating subsidiary International Truck & Engine Corporation signs definitive loan agreement relating to a five-year senior inventory secured, asset-based revolving credit facility.
6/15/07	Leica Geosystems to Open ‘Geomatics Center of Excellence' New customer service center emphasizes application of advanced solutions and customized training.
6/12/07	School District Calls on Caterpillar School bus company utilizes the Caterpillar C7 engine with ACERT technology to ferry students to and from school in the St. Louis area.
6/11/07	Hilo, Hawaii Orders BUS-WATCH® Video Surveillance Systems Radio Engineering Industries, Inc., received an order from the County of Hawaii for more than $128,000 worth of digital video surveillance products designed specifically for the municipalities transit bus services.
6/06/07	SkyWave Obtains CE Marking for SureLinx 8100 D+/GPRS Integrated Wireless Controller Certification validates product quality for real-time global mobile asset tracking and logistics applications.
6/04/07	Donaldson Introduces HRK10 In-Line Hydraulic Filter Filter features unique technology that company says simplifies use and improves performance.
5/31/07	Navistar Provides Update on Financial Restatement, Audit Prior years' restatement work is nearly complete and is in review with Navistar' s independent auditing firm, KPMG LLP.
5/31/07	Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Announces Closing of IPO Company announces the closing of its initial public offering of 10,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $12 per share.
5/24/07	Children to Breath Easier in Montgomery, Bourbon Counties Montgomery County recipient of a $171,000 grant from the EPA for a Clean School Bus USA project.
5/24/07	Thomas Built Buses Joines the Marine Corp Museum Company donates Saf-T-Liner® HDX to new museum. The exhibit representing recruits’ arrival at boot camp.
5/24/07	Seon Design Named Global Leader in Bus Mobile Video Surveillance IMS Research has named Seon Design Inc. as the world’s leading supplier of bus and coach mobile video surveillance .
5/22/07	Safety Vision, L.P. Sales Hit the Quarter-Billion Dollar Mark Safety Vision, a global provider of mobile video solutions, announced today that sales since its 1993 inception have topped the quarter-billion dollar mark.
5/10/07	Safety Vision Announces Big New Security Contract Safety Vision awarded a $1.4 million contract to install onboard surveillance camera systems on 155 new buses for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.
5/10/07	Donaldson Receives 2006 Gold Alliance Supplier Award The Donaldson Company accepted a 2006 Gold Award from Vulcan Materials Compan at the Vulcan's 8th Annual Alliance Partner Awards.
4/25/07	Pennsylvania Gets Its First Hybrid School Bus Hybrid school buses can attain up to 70-100 percent increase in fuel efficiency, 90 percent reduction in emissions
4/18/07	Cummins Displays Clean Diesels at Diesel Technology Forum Cummins Inc. today announced that it is displaying clean-diesel technology at the Diesel Technology Forum's Clean Diesel Technology Tour being held in Sacramento, Calif., on April 18 and 19, 2007.
4/10/07	Laidlaw International Announces 2nd Quarter 2007 Results Company reports Education Services revenue grew 6%, announces dividend of $0.17, provides update of proposed merger.
4/9/07	Teamsters, Members of Congress Rally for School Bus Workers' Rights Teamsters rallied in Illinois today, calling on the world's largest private school bus transportation company to treat its workers fairly and remain neutral in their fight to form a union. The Teamsters were joined by U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Phil Hare (D-IL).
4/4/07	U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security Purchase Seven Thomas Buses for Medical Evacuation in Washington D.C. A grant from the Department of Homeland Security has allowed several fire departments in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area to collectively purchase specially-equipped Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner® front-engine transit buses buses to be used as emergency medical vehicles.
4/5/07	Yokohama Tire to Boost Prices on May 1 Long-running increases in raw material and transportation costs have caused Yokohama Tire Corporation to adjust prices of its commercial truck and bus tires effective May 1.
4/3/07	Donaldson Wins Army Contract Leading school bus emissions control provider to work on propulsion solution for the systems development and demonstration phase of the Future Combat Systems (FCS) Manned Ground Vehicle Program.
4/2/07	Clean Diesel Technologies Fourth Quarter, Year End Increases Developer of technological solutions to reduce harmful engine emissions announces nearly 40 percent jump in total revenue in 2006.
4/2/07	InterMotive Achieves ISO Certification InterMotive is proud to announce that they have achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification (issued by TUV Rheinland).
3/30/07	Chevrolet Taxi Van Provides New Yorkers Greater Mobility New wheelchair lift equipped taxi cab using Q'Straint securement technology unveiled at New York auto show.
3/29/07	Grote Announces New Interior, Forward LED Lighting Products Leader in lighting and vehicle safety systems unveils new product line at Mid-America Trucking Show
3/23/07	Cummins Announces Approval of Biodiesel B20 Blends Approval granted for use in company's 2002 and later emissions-compliant ISX, ISM, ISL, ISC and ISB engines.
3/23/07	Cat Completes 2007 Diesel Engine Certification for EPA Caterpillar received certification for its C9 engine with ACERT from the EPA following previous approvals for its heavy duty truck line and the C7 for school buses.
3/22/07	Altro Transfloor Launches New Design in Passengar Transport Flooring Altro Transflor has launched Windmill – an innovative new design in its leading range of Chroma safety flooring for passenger transport vehicle
3/22/07	Thermo King Offers Options for Meeting CARB Requirements for Transport Refrigeration Units Thermo King is offering several options to help businesses comply with the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM) regulations for transport refrigeration units (TRUs). CARB’s regulations will affect all TRUs that operate in California.
3/22/07	Thermo King Continues Environmental Leadership Role This March at the Mid-America Trucking Show, Thermo King will be announcing how the company has continued its quest for environmental leadership.
3/22/07	Seon Design Wins St. Catharine's Transit Commission Contract Seon Design announces it has won a contract to supply the St. Catharines Transit Commission (Ontario, Canada) with Digital Mobile Surveillance Systems.
3/14/07	Honeywell Says High Speed Dome Cameras Save Time The new ACUIX™ series of high performance pan/tilt/zoom speed dome cameras is touted as easier to use for customers and simpler to service for dealers.
3/8/07	Florida School District First in the Nation to Receive Hybrid School Buses as Part of Advanced Energy Program
3/6/07	Honeywell Launches New Embedded DVR Series Honeywell today introduced the new HRXD Series of high-speed 9 and 16 multi-channel digital video recorders.
3/6/07	Laidlaw Engages FuelQuest's Fuel Management Services North America's largest provider of school bus transportation services uses FuelQuest to meet objectives of centralizing and aggregating fuel spending and reconciling fuel invoices.
3/1/07	SMARTDRIVE™ Hires Fleet Safety Expert SmartDrive Systems Inc™ has hired “Training Alternatives Group” (TAG) founder Pete Van Beek, bolstering and solidifying SmartDrive's industry-leading fleet vehicle safety improvement service.
2/28/07	Onspot Achieves Sales Milestone Company sells 50,000th set of automatic tire chains.
2/28/07	ZONAR Systems Names New Sales Director Andrew Lee has been named director of sales at the Seattle-based Zonar Systems. The company is a leader in electronic vehicle inspection tools and telematics solutions
2/27/07	Driver of the Year in Essay Contest Six year old Erica Gagliardi of Branchburg, N.J., thinks her school bus driver, Mrs. Brogan, is the best bus driver in the whole world. And Gagliardi persuaded the judges of Thomas Built Buses' "Children's Choice School Bus Driver of the Year" contest she was right.
2/22/07	ISE Corp. Delivers 5th Fuel-Cell Bus San Diego company delivers 40-foot hybrid-electric fuel cell-powered transit bus to CTTRANSIT.
2/21/07	Telargo Mobile Asset Management Solution Achieves “Powered by SAP NetWeaver®” Status Telargo's fleet management solution integrated with SAP® applications enables customers to lower IT investment costs and leverage real-time mobile asset information across their businesses.
2/20/07	SoundOff Announces New 3.5" Round LED Company introduces a surface mount 3.5” Round LED light for exterior entry to properly illuminate the curb and stepwell for buses.
2/16/07	@Road, Trimble Complete Merger Transaction GPS and fleet maintenance software provider announces stockholders have approved and adopted the Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among Trimble.
2/15/07	New Diesel Retrofit Online Forum Provides Updated News, Info on Cleaining Diesel Emissions BASF Catalysts launched a new Web site featuring updates on diesel retrofit technology, programs, regulations, and funding, as well as online discussions about cleaning emissions from existing diesel trucks and buses.
2/15/07	Caterpillar Delivers Increased Reliability, Fuel Economy To Concord Trailways Motorcoach company realizes benefits of new Cat C13 engines with ACERT Technology.
2/15/07	Donaldson Offers System Approach for Fuel Filter Water Separators (FFWS) Only One Purchase Necessary to Utilize Donaldson Fuel Filters with Head Assemblies
2/8/07	MadgeTech Offers New Way to Reduce Bus Emissions ETR110 exhaust temperature profiling kit designed to profile the exhaust temperature of on-road vehicles and off-road equipment, including tractor trailers, buses, trucks over 14,000 pounds.
2/7/07	Dattco Wins Mid Bus Dealer of the Year Award Award presented last month bestowed for company gaining and exceeding market share for Mid Bus on the Type A buses in 2006.
2/5/07	New Wheelchair Securement System Allows Occupants to Drive Unassisted Sure-Lok, Inc. has introduced Dock 'N' Lock(R), a patented securement system that allows wheelchair occupants to drive motor vehicles without assistance.
1/29/07	VersaTrans & Zonar Team Up to Share Technology Merger of companies routing and GPS technology solutions will enable rapid analysis and comparison of planned routing sets with actual on-the-road routing schedules. The goal is to maximize efficiencies in routing and planning and eliminate current manually intensive and costly analysis.
1/29/07	Maxon Mobility Applies Technology to The Smart Lift Advanced technology and onboard diagnostics reduces downtime and enhance safety.
1/25/07	VersaTrans Solutions, Inc., Routing Software Includes Sexual Predator Tracking List Software provider's version 9.5 of its flagship student transportation routing and planning software, VersaTrans RP assists school bus stop placement.
1/23/07	SmartDrive Systems Adds Investment Partner Driver risk management systems and services provider closes Series C round of funding led by Oak Investment Partners. Financial details were not disclosed.
1/22/06	Mentor Ranks in Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies in Alberta Provider of mobile computing solutions for fleet-based industries announces growth in revenue, assets and net earnings over a three-year period.
1/21/07	Enova Partners with UK Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Manufacturer of electric drivetrain for IC Corp school buses reaches agreement to supply world's largest producer of road-going commercial electric vehicles
1/18/07	Michigan District Adopts GPS Sprint Nextel and the Inkster Public Schools announced an agreement to install GPS technology in the district's 25-bus fleet.
1/11/07	Sprint Certifies New GPS School Bus Tracking Technology New iX-3 GPS tool designed by Everyday Wireless combine's with Sprint's Nextel National Network.
1/9/07	Transfinder Reports Revenues Up in 2006 The company added 151 new clients and grew 15 percent in new sales revenue over 2005.
1/8/07	Enova Adds 2006 Annual Meeting Video to Web Site Company highlights partnership with IC Corp and hybrid school bus market.
1/4/07	Laidlaw Q1 Earnings Fall Parent company of Laidlaw Education Services and Greyhound reports net income at $0.50 per share, seven cents under analyst expectations.

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