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Memo encourages better communication
September 4, 2003
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The importance of involving school bus operators in transportation planning for disabled children was bolstered in an Aug. 22 memo...
School bus drivers strike on Long Island
September 3, 2003
CENTER MORICHES, N.Y. — More than 200 school bus drivers and monitors went on strike yesterday morning outside the local Laidlaw Education Servic...
Southeastern states cover pressing national issues
September 1, 2003

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Though delegates at the 53rd Annual Southeastern States Pupil Transportation Conference (SESPTC) came from all over the South, th...

How much is it worth to you?
September 1, 2003

I’ve got some good news and some bad news. First, the good news: Half of transportation managers at school districts believe they’re adequately compen...

Top 10 Ways to Extend Tire Life
September 1, 2003

Today’s tires are tough — almost too tough. They can survive through an enormous amount of abuse. But according to experts, neglecting tires can be qu...

The Many Values of School Transportation Websites
September 1, 2003

More than a small share of school transportation providers will tell you that having a Website is not just a good idea anymore — it’s a necessity. Sur...

A Brief Guide to Better School Board Presentations
September 1, 2003

Face it, as a transportation manager, some things are just out of your hands. Budgets, school bus procurement, community concerns, school boundaries, ...

'You didn't say please, sir'
September 1, 2003

Herman Humbol stood before me in my office, hat held respectfully in front of him.

“Afternoon sir,” he said. “You called me?”

I have been the ...

Multifunction activity bus approved
September 1, 2003

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new subcategory of school buses — the multifunction school activity bus (MFSAB) — has been given the green light by the National ...

Picking a Washing System: Wash What You're Doing!
September 1, 2003

Chances are good that if you’ve washed more than one school bus by hand, you’ve thought about a washing system. Not that hand washing a bus is necessa...

11 Special-Needs Driver Team Mistakes and Their Remedies
September 1, 2003

The school bus driver is the leader of the special-needs driver team and, as such, has many responsibilities to fulfill for a successful and safe rout...

New type of school bus has great potential
September 1, 2003

Now that the nation’s fleet of 450,000 school buses is again embracing the challenge of transporting 24 million children to and from school each day, ...

Representative asks school bus drivers to put down cell phones
August 29, 2003
HARTFORD, Conn. — A state representative has sent letters to more than 500 transportation agencies and individuals asking that they bar school bu...
Teen dies from injuries in bus crash
August 28, 2003
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A 14-year-old girl who suffered a crushed pelvis and legs in Wednesday's crash of a school bus in southern Illinois died of her i...
Bus drivers plagued with heat exhaustion
August 26, 2003
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — Ten bus drivers for Blue Springs School District were hospitalized last week after suffering heat exhaustion.

According t...

District maps sex offenders and school bus stops
August 22, 2003
DELAND, Fla. — Volusia County School District officials are creating a database that identifies where sex offenders live in relation to school bu...
Family of girl killed on school bus reaches settlement
August 21, 2003
QUAKERTOWN, Pa. — The family of a disabled girl who was strangled on a school bus in 1999 has agreed to a $3.6 million settlement.

According ...

Man shot to death, child wounded near school bus stop
August 19, 2003
MERAUX, La. — A man was shot to death and his 2-year-old son was seriously wounded near a school bus stop Tuesday by a man firing a shotgun, poli...
Navistar returns to profitability in 3rd quarter
August 15, 2003
WARRENVILLE, Ill. — Navistar International, the parent of International Truck and Engine Corp. and IC Corporation, reported net income of $19 mil...
Racial and sexual suits filed against Caterpillar
August 14, 2003
CHICAGO — Caterpillar Inc., a major manufacturer of engines for the school bus market, has been accused by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissio...

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