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April 1, 2002

Transportation for students at the nation’s second largest school district, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), was seriously hampered in ear...

5 Ways to Address Upset Workers

April 1, 2002

In light of several recent events involving school bus drivers acting unpredictably, there has been a greater emphasis on knowing the history of emplo...

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April 1, 2002

Videos Guidelines for the Installation of Car Seats on School Buses This video, produced by Miami-Dade County (Fla.) Public Schools, teaches drivers...

Judgment Call - GameBoys

April 1, 2002

Finders, keepers The policy on my bus is: If I catch you with one, I get to keep it. Of course, I would give it to the parents, but I’m not telling ...

Parents Resist Paying for ‘Free Service’

April 1, 2002

Anoka-Hennepin School District in Coon Rapids, Minn., heard from some frustrated parents on Monday, April 8, when a new transportation policy took eff...

Keeping Garage Costs Down

April 1, 2002

Restrict supply access Garage supplies, by definition, are expendable consumables used in the day-to-day maintenance of your fleet. We do not invento...

Non-Cash Rewards Earn Results

April 1, 2002

Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, once said that there are two things people want more than sex and money: recognition and praise. Non-cash...

Emergency Contacts for After Hours

April 1, 2002

Suppose there is an accident or breakdown on your bus while you are on a weekend or late-night trip? The office is closed. How will you get in touch w...

Honesty Test for Job Applicants

April 1, 2002

Honesty testing, a multimillion-dollar industry aimed at curbing employee theft, falls into two general categories — integrity tests and personality-b...

Educate Your Drivers About Drugs

April 1, 2002

The following questions come from Norton Medical Industries’ transportation industry drug quiz. The quiz tests drug and alcohol knowledge. 1. How lon...

Keeping Drivers Clean and Sober

April 1, 2002

Based on the success of drug and alcohol testing programs established in the armed forces during the early 1980s, the United States Department of Tran...

One-on-One Coaching Techniques

April 1, 2002

Taking the time to guide and support staff members by meeting with them individually will improve the quality of their work and increase the chances t...

Creating a Written Evacuation Plan

April 1, 2002

Drivers and aides need to work together to create a detailed, written evacuation plan for every route transporting children with disabilities. Plan fo...

Improving Driver, Attendant Health

April 1, 2002

Healthier workers, on average, are happier workers. But the odd hours and sedentary nature of school bus driving and monitoring can make it a challeng...

Be Wary of Debt Relief Offers

April 1, 2002

Consumer debt is at an all-time high, and record numbers of Americans are filing for bankruptcy, according to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) consume...

Judgment Call

April 1, 2002

Twenty-five high school students attempt to board a school bus that they are not assigned to in what is later viewed as a prank by the school principa...

Bus Stabbing Incident at Broward

April 1, 2002

What started as an everyday argument between two teens escalated into a stabbing incident aboard a Broward County (Fla.) Schools bus, with one youth s...

District Targets Rowdy Bus Riders

April 1, 2002

Creating some consistency among schools in dealing with behavior problems on the bus is the goal of a committee at Broward County Schools in Oakland P...

Getting Background on New Hires

March 1, 2002

It’s relatively easy to find out why an employee left his or her last place of employment. First, your job application should include a space that s...

Get Familiar With OSHA Standards

March 1, 2002

Disastrous industrial accidents are not the only work-related injuries addressed by federal standards these days. The Occupational Safety and Health A...

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