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Longtime N.Y. state director retires
January 5, 2012
Marion Edick stepped down from her post as the state’s director of pupil transportation services on Dec. 30. During Edick’s tenure, physical performance tests for school bus drivers were implemented and several programs were developed through the $400,000 training fund, including master instructor trainings and continuation of the PDS program.
Bus driver retires after 37 years
January 5, 2012
Richard Tagliabue served as a public school bus driver in Wayne, N.J. He also ran the Wayne township transportation safety education program for 15 years and was a state-certified driving instructor for 15 years.
Feds show school bus support
January 5, 2012

At the annual conference of state pupil transportation directors, NHTSA Administrator David Strickland touts the safety and environmental benefits of the “humble yellow school bus,” as he calls it. NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman credits state directors and others in the industry for their work to prevent school bus-train crashes.

Amish press for separate school busing
January 3, 2012
A New York district provided separate transportation for local Amish children last school year but stopped in the fall. Amish parents say they don’t want their kids to be influenced by mainstream culture, but district officials say giving them special bus runs is costly and sets a bad precedent.
Bus driver who lost home receives a special gift
January 3, 2012
Twenty-four of the families on Susan Teyral's route give her a Christmas card containing gift cards totaling more than $1,000. Teyral lost her home in a flood during Tropical Storm Lee in September.
Fla. district targets efficiency, saves $6.5M
January 3, 2012
Orange County Public Schools takes numerous steps to make its transportation operation more efficient, from consolidating routes and stops to reducing the number of surplus buses. Senior Director of Transportation Jim Beekman discusses the changes with SBF.
Bus driver starts students’ day with trivia
December 28, 2011
Minnesota school bus driver Dennis Stricker asks his passengers a trivia question each morning, and they search for the answer during the day and report back on the ride home. Stricker is honored for his contributions to student achievement.
Compelling stories behind the numbers
December 28, 2011

At the front of the Pupil Transportation Statistics section in our 2012 Fact Book, there is this slogan: "It's what's behind the numbers that counts." What a great reminder of the importance of school bus transportation.

Bus driver arranges trip to Christmas tree fest
December 22, 2011
Lufkin Independent School District bus driver Robert Hunt arranges a field trip to the Museum of East Texas' Festival of Trees for the kids on his bus after he sees it on television. Hunt says he wanted to give the students, who are mostly from low-income areas, a Christmas gift.
Driver training aims to boost fuel economy
December 21, 2011
Officials with EcoCargo Training say their approach teaches drivers how to cut their fuel costs without increasing drive time. The method has reportedly been taught for more than a decade in Europe and South America, and now school and transit bus drivers in the U.S. are taking part in a pilot program.
Report sheds light on bus fee, ad rules
December 20, 2011
Twelve states allow — and one state mandates — school districts to charge fees for home-to-school transportation, according to a report from the Florida Legislature’s research arm that examines revenue generation. Thirteen states allow advertising on the inside and/or outside of school buses.
Antenna detects cell phone use in vehicles
December 20, 2011
The offering from inthinc Technology Solutions Inc. can decipher various cell wave frequencies, including phone calls, text messages and e-mails emitted from the driver’s seat. Fleet managers can adjust the settings to either send an in-cab voice alert to drivers when a cell signal is detected, or report the violation to the manager via e-mail or text alert.
STA offers discount on magnet bus service
December 19, 2011
The contractor offers the discount on its SchoolWheels program to families in Jacksonville, Fla., whose children attend magnet schools within Duval County Public Schools. The discount price applies for the remainder of the 2011-12 school year and comes to $5.48 per day, or $559 total.
Thomas Built to up production, recall 125 workers
December 19, 2011
The school bus manufacturer will recall the workers in early 2012. The upcoming increases to production levels and staffing come in response to "strong customer interest in the company's C2 school bus products," officials say.
District responds to rumor of bus driver smoking, drinking on the job
December 15, 2011
Vernon (N.J.) Township School District Superintendent of Schools Dr. John B. Alfieri says that parents and students reported that the driver, who works for a bus company, engaged in this activity while transporting children, but surveillance tapes from the bus show it not to be true. However, Alfieri says that on one occasion the driver smoked a cigarette after children were dismissed, which will not be tolerated.
Students take over bus ad sales at Tenn. district
December 15, 2011
Mason Kalada and Nathan Dearman, seniors at a Sumner County Schools high school, make sales calls and presentations to businesses about the benefits of advertising on school buses. The program has raised nearly $25,000 since September.
School bus sales drop 6.8 percent
December 15, 2011
SBF research finds that North American school bus sales in 2011 decreased for the fifth year in a row. The latest total is down 39 percent from the peak in 2006.
NAPT's Alexandra Robinson begins position at NYC DOE
December 13, 2011
The industry veteran and president of the association will serve as executive director of the New York City Department of Education’s Office of Pupil Transportation. She will oversee all city operations, borough directors and contracted routes.
Ohio district to use Versatrans product suite
December 12, 2011
Tyler Technologies has signed an agreement with Columbus City Schools to provide the district with its student transportation management solution. In addition to the core routing and planning product, the district selects many other Versatrans applications, including Onscreen for GPS and Triptracker.
Drivers asked to remove Christmas decorations on buses
December 8, 2011
The company that the drivers work for receives an e-mail from the transportation agency it serves stating that using decorated buses is not allowed under a policy that has been in place for many years.

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