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"There's no [better] way to be close to an institution than through somebody who lives in a dorm.”
The district reports it has replaced several Navistar International MaxxForce engines, but still has 11 in its fleet.
Bus 168 was finishing its route dropping off children from Cloverleaf Elementary School in Statesville in May 2021 when the driver and bus monitor noticed smoke coming from the engine.
An analysis by the N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network of hundreds of fuel sample records from school buses with MaxxForce engines across the state shows that oil sample tests found elevated levels of fuel in the oil more than one third of the time.