Shanon’s Thomas FE

  Shanon’s Thomas FE   My name is Shanon and I currently drive a bus full-time but more part-time in Tennessee. I started driving while my wife was in school so that we would have some extra money coming in. But after I started doing it, I have begun to really enjoy it! To say…

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Modern Day School Buses

  Modern Day Buses   This page is dedicated to the buses of today…The ones I actually drove, not necessarily RODE… Enjoy them all!   This is a late 90’s BlueBird GMC chassis, more commonly known as the CV2000. This one is owned by STA. This was taken at the Bortner School Bus Yard in…

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IC Corporation

  IC Corporation   In 2000, AmTran introduced the IC, a fully integrated conventional school bus. The first models were badged “AmTran”, although within a short time, the buses were badged “International” with the company taking on the identity “International Truck and Bus” from late 2000 to 2001 model years. For 2002, the company’s name…

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Swine Flu Q & A

Swine Flu – Questions and Answers Sheet What is swine flu? Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza viruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, but human infections can and do happen. Swine flu viruses have been reported to spread…

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The Training Blog

  The Daily Training Blog…   (Training 101)   I created this page on the site to give you a “daily update” on my training to drive school bus again. The state of Florida doesn’t care if you have driven bus (or trained bus drivers) in another state for 20 years, you still need to…

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Commemorative Stamp

You Can Help Honor School Bus Drivers!     Campaign to get commemorative postage stamp under way…   Driving a school bus takes hard work and sacrifice. Aside from ensuring the safety of students, bus drivers must deal with noise, repetitive stress injuries, impatient motorists and — often — disrespectful students. No bus driver ever…

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The Ultimate Collection!

  Jason Leeth’s Ultimate Collection     For the longest time I felt that myself and my friend and helper on this site, Dave Davis, had some of the largest collections I have ever seen…Boy, do I stand corrected! Enter Jason Leeth, a school bus driver and bus collector from Washington Court House, Ohio. He…

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Shawns Old A200

  Shawn’s old Bus A200     My old A200 sitting at the beginning of my elementary run, on Robinhood Drive. Check out the raised roof and the odd location for the “bird”.   This is my former bus, A200. It is a 2001 International Bluebird conventional. It is a 78 passenger and it runs…

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