NATIONAL COALITION OF SCHOOL BUS SAFETY NEWS UP TO DEC. 2003

The Silence is Deafening

The school bus industry have often self-righteously proclaimed that the safety of the children is their first concern.  The hypocrisy of this statement should be evident in just how information concerning the present brake defect has become available to parents.

According to the AP story, the defect was discovered by the brake manufacturer, Bendix and was told to Freightliner (Thomas Bus parent company) in June.  Thomas then informed school districts on August 30.

I have just completed checking the following web sites:

School Bus Fleet  Breaking News - Nothing
e-mail News dated 9/1 - Nothing

School Transportation News Headline News - Nothing
Thomas Built Buses - Nothing
Freightliner (Latest Press Release 8/31) - Nothing
Bendix - Nothing

Enough said.
Art

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