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Special Needs Transportationby StaffMarch 1, 2008

Product Highlights

Restraint system designed for special-needs students The SafeGuard STAR Special Needs is a five-point restraint system for special-needs s...

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Maintenanceby Kelly Roher, Assistant EditorMarch 1, 2008

Bus Lifts Reach New Heights

Photo above: Security devices built within ARI-HETRA’s Heavy-Duty Mobile Lift’s electrical system stop the lift in the event of a malfunction.<...

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Managementby Steve HiranoMarch 1, 2008

N.Y. District at the Top of its Game

Jim Minihan, transportation supervisor at Katonah-Lewisboro School District in Westchester County, N.Y., doesn’t have much to complain about. He’...

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Managementby Claire Atkinson, Associate EditorMarch 1, 2008

<i>SBF</i>'s 2008 Contractor Showcase

Photo above: Headquartered in Staten Island, N.Y., Atlantic Express has a fleet of over 6,000 ...

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Maintenanceby <i>SBF</i> Staff Editors Thomas McMahon, Claire Atkinson and Kelly RoherMarch 1, 2008

10 Top Shops for 2008

Photo above: Ann Arbor Garage Crew Chief John Nikolich (center) and Transportation Director Brad Mellor (to Nikolich’s immediate left) credit their...

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Managementby StaffMarch 1, 2008

Six face criminal charges in illegal school bus operation

HARRISBURG, Pa. — On Jan. 23, agents from the Attorney General’s Insurance Fraud Section filed criminal charges against six New York residents who are...

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Managementby StaffMarch 1, 2008

Kansas board votes to end desegregation busing

WICHITA, Kan. — On Jan. 28, the Wichita Board of Education unanimously approved a plan to eliminate the decades-old practice of busing students based ...

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Managementby StaffMarch 1, 2008

STA closes Canadex acquisition, gains credit facility

TORONTO — Student Transportation of America Ltd. (STA) has competed its acquisition of Canadex Resources Ltd. The purchase, valued at $41.8 millio...

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Managementby StaffMarch 1, 2008

NAPT News & Views

New board members provide perspectives for 2008 At the NAPT conference in Grand Rapids, Mich., last fall, new members were elected to the ...

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Safetyby Danielle Abe, NSTA director of operations and marketingMarch 1, 2008

NSTA discusses legislation, security efforts at Midwinter Meeting

CANCUN, Mexico — The National School Transportation Association’s (NSTA) 2008 Midwinter Meeting was a fantastic success. More than 100 delegates ...

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