America's
Best School Bus Technician
The Ohio School Bus Mechanics Association is proud to
announce
Scott Snoke
Forest Truck & Auto
Parts LLC
has been chosen to represent Ohio in the 8th Annual
America's Best School Bus Technician's Training and Skills Competition.
This national competition will be held in San Antonio, Texas, September
27-30, 2011.
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Tim Knoll, Berlin-Milan
Local Schools
winner of the 2010 America's
Best School Bus Technician competition!

David Smith, Swanton
Local
Schools
winner of the 2009 America's Best School Bus
Technician competition!
About recalls:
Because of the sensitive nature of our industry, recalls in the school
bus business are a regular event. All manufacturers err on the side of
safety, therefore school bus owners receive many notices of recall
advisories.
In all cases, if safety is at issue, buses are taken off the road.
The normal flow of notification is as follows:
Manufacturers notify NHTSA
Manufacturers notify dealer network and owners directly
Manufacturers also notify state agencies responsible for school buses.
In Ohio, school bus design and inspection is under the authority of the
Ohio State Patrol. When they receive notifications, they notify the
department of education, who in turn passes the information on to school
districts. This information flow is actually a duplication of the same
notification that bus owners receive from the manufacturer.
In all cases, the manufacturer is the best source of information.
NHTSA maintains an online database of all current recall campaigns.
These can be viewed at the following website:
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/buses/schoolbusrecalls.htm#NEW
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