PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS
AUTOMOTIVE INTERNATIONAL ValuGard Nite Brite
www.valugard.net
ADVANTAGE ENTERPRISES, INC. Updated Sensor Seals
www.pressurepro.us
Designed for the commercial
markets, PressurePro’s 10-wheel monitor encompasses 22 years of experience of adding safety and savings for fleets into this updated tire pressure monitoring system. Providing real-time pressure, temperature readings and alerts to fleet management systems both in-cab or remote, PressurePro aids fleet managers with information that may reduce fuel, extend tire life, cut maintenance/downtime, improve safety and more.
PEOPLE DriveSafe is designed to modify
bus driver behavior, reduce accident costs and generate more revenue from fleet vehicles. The system provides increased awareness of what’s happening with school buses and drivers at all times. DriveSafe highlights risky behaviors that can lead to accidents, personal injury and property damage. By showing drivers their unsafe actions, managers and trainers can coach them to drive more safely.
ALLIANCE WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES INC. DriveSafe
www.awti.com
The ValuGard Nite Brite headlight lens restoration system protects against headlight lens damage, which occurs gradually, caused by exposure to ultraviolet light as well as sand and dirt on the road. School bus drivers often do not notice how much illumination they can actually lose, according to the company’s technical director, who stated that the drivers should certainly notice a difference after Nite-Brite is used on headlights.
HOWSMON
CYPRUS
Roger Howsmon, a senior advisor to Blue Bird and former senior VP of sales and chief marketing officer, retired April 1. His replacement is Dale Wendell, senior VP of global sales for the school bus manufacturer. Howsmon joined Blue Bird in 2007, led sales and marketing for two years and became senior advisor to executive management in 2010. General Motors Company announced that Nick Cyprus, vice president, chief accounting officer (CAO) and controller, will retire July 15
MAYES
CATAPANO
after a 36-year career. Thomas S. Timko has replaced Cyprus effective March 18. Previously, Timko was corporate VP, CAO and corporate controller at Applied Materials Inc. Marilee Mayes retired as
general manager of Durham School Services’ contract in Hutchinson, Kan., Feb. 23 but will remain with company as a substitute school bus driver. Mayes started out as a bus driver in 1979, and seven years later promoted to manager. The Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration tapped Gary Catapano, who chairs
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MARSHALL
NSTA’s Safety and Security Committee, to serve on its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. Catapano has 19 years of industry experience and is also senior vice president of safety for school bus contractor First Student. NAPT announced that
Darlene Marshall, special education transportation supervisor at Fauquier County (Va.) Public Schools and Caryn Erickson, safety director for Minnesota bus operator Adams Services, became the 51st and 52nd recipients, respectively, of the Special Needs
MYLES
ROTOLO
Transportation Training (SNT) endorsement nationwide. Stertil-Koni hired Brian
Myles as sales manager for the Eastern region. Myles previously served for 18 years as a manufacturer’s representative at McIndoo Associates, where he developed sales relationships and focused on vehicle lifts.. Christopher Rotolo joined Trapeze Group as director of sales for the School Division. Rotolo has 19 years of new business acquisition and account management expertise.
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