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NAPT recruiting presenters for 2009 conference
February 25, 2009
The National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) is accepting workshop and demonstration proposals for its 35th Annual Conference and Trade Show, to be held Oct. 31 through Nov. 5 in Louisville, Ky.
Harper Power Products to serve as new Thomas Built dealer
February 24, 2009
TORONTO — Harper Power Products Inc. has added Thomas Built Buses units to its product lineup.
School Bus Safety Co. introduces driver training program
February 9, 2009
School Bus Safety Co. has released the Driver Training Course, which provides school bus drivers with skills to prevent vehicular accidents.
New Jersey conference canceled
February 6, 2009
RARITAN, N.J. — A state budget crisis has led the School Transportation Supervisors of New Jersey (STS) to halt its annual convention.
Blue Bird responds to economic downturn
February 2, 2009
Blue Bird Corp. announced today that it has taken steps to mitigate the economic downturn that has led to delays in school bus orders.
Product Highlights
February 1, 2009

Hybrid component DVRs facilitate rapid technology updates
The HC460 and HC860 Hybrid Component Mobile DVRs (digital video recorders) are ...

Business Watch
February 1, 2009

Blue Bird facility hosts propane road show, wins safety award
Blue Bird Corp.’s Fort Valley, Ga., manufacturing facility in December hos...

Who Are You Again?
February 1, 2009
Have you ever heard a conversation at your transportation department similar to this one?

Dispatcher at 3:10 p.m.: Base to bus 239.

Driver: ...

NAPT News & Views
February 1, 2009

The Washington scene: change in the air

To say that “change” is now the en vogue buzzword in Washington, D.C., would be the underst...

Veteran transportation director to retire after nearly four decades
February 1, 2009
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — After nearly 40 years in the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s transportation department, Director of Transporta...
School district uses GPS, DVR technology to exonerate bus driver
February 1, 2009

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Last fall, the dispatch office at Escambia School District received a call notifying staff that one of their buses had bee...

Educational arts program from Daimler, Kennedy Center gets rolling
January 30, 2009
Daimler Financial Services and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which partnered last year to offer the “On Location: Spotlight on Your Community” education program, have completed the launch phase of the program.
Glass company owner indicted in school bus windshield scam
January 28, 2009
Troy Jason Vollberg has been indicted in connection with an elaborate scheme in which school bus windshields at Scottsdale Unified School District were destroyed and Vollberg’s company profited by replacing them.
Canyon State Bus Sales joins Girardin dealership network
January 21, 2009
DRUMMONDVILLE, Quebec — Girardin Minibus Inc. announced that Canyon State Bus Sales has joined its dealership network.
TransPar acquires educational consulting firm
January 15, 2009
School transportation consulting firm TransPar Group has acquired Access Management Group Inc., an educational consulting company.
School district launches transportation training facility
January 14, 2009
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. has opened a new transportation training facility that will provide year-round education for new and existing drivers as well as emergency responders.
Blue Bird wins Website award
January 12, 2009
Blue Bird Corp.’s Website, www.blue-bird.com, was recently honored with a 2008 Ektron All-Star Award as the best transportation site.
School buses fill in for transit buses
January 7, 2009
Students who normally use the transit system to get to school were given a more traditional ride today: the yellow school bus.
Business Watch
January 1, 2009

Thomas Built, Detroit Diesel donate engine to diesel program
Thomas Built Buses and Detroit Diesel Corp. have contri...

People
January 1, 2009

KIMBERLY RAMOS has joined the California Department of Education's Office of School Transportation, where she will serve as office te...

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