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Management•by Kelly Roher, Assistant Editor•July 1, 2007

GPS Takes School Transportation by Storm

Initially designed to aid the U.S. Department of Defense, global positioning system (GPS) technology has been more widely used in the past few years. ...

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Safety•by Harold Turnquist•July 1, 2007

How to Reduce the Chances of a Brake Failure Tragedy

A very unusual accident occurred in St. Paul, Minn., last fall that could easily have been the worst school bus accident in state history. Thankfully,...

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Management•by Ken Laue•July 1, 2007

Enforcing Assigned Routes and Stops

It is important for school districts or contractors who provide school busing to ensure that students use the assigned bus stop and bus run. When this...

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Management•by Staff•July 1, 2007

The Road Gets Tougher for Contractors

Providing contracted transportation services for school districts has never been easy, but it seems to be getting tougher every day. At least, that’s ...

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Management•by Claire Atkinson, Assistant Editor•July 1, 2007

Enhancing Driver Health & Wellness

Transportation directors point to high stress levels and weight control when asked about the top health concerns involved with being a bus driver. Man...

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dealing with complaint calls

6 Ways to Lower the Volume of Complaint Calls

Dealing with angry parents or community members can be taxing. Here are six ways to increase your success rate fielding emotionally charged phone calls.

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Is it nature or nurture?

In his February editorial, SBF Editor Steve Hirano posed the following questions to readers: Are great special-needs bus drivers born, or can they ...

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Management•by Craig Zablocki•July 1, 2007

NAPT speaker gives humor guidance

Speaker and author Craig Zablocki will bring his high-spirited, unscripted comedy to the NAPT Conference and Trade Show in Grand Rapids, Mich., in Oct...

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Management•by Dick Fischer•July 1, 2007

You call that a school bus, mate?

Dan and Julie Love are the owners of Love's School Bus Service in Cairns, a city in the north Australian state of Queensland. The Loves have been...

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Management•by Staff•July 1, 2007

Ricon acquired by Wabtec

WILMERDING, Pa. — Wabtec Corp. has acquired Ricon Corp. for $73.5 million in cash, including debt repayment. Panorama City, Calif.-based Ri...

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