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Safety•by Staff•March 1, 2005

FTA Clarifies Role of Transit Agencies

Washington, D.C. — The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has released two new documents important to the school bus industry. These ite...

Management•by Albert Neal, Associate Editor•March 1, 2005

What have you done for me lately?

It can be surprising how much we learn from people when we stop doing all the talking and just listen. That’s essentially what we do at SBF

Management•by Teresa Basich, Editorial Assistant•March 1, 2005

What You Need to Know About Your School Board

In an ideal world, every transportation department would have a balanced relationship with its local school board, built on productive collaboration a...

Management•by Mike Doser•March 1, 2005

10 Tips for Efficient Radio Conduct

Ray Crystal, the Fairport (N.Y.) Central School District bus radio dispatcher, recalled a day when the district’s radio waves were filled with unneces...

Management•by Staff•March 1, 2005

Q&A: Tight School Budgets Still Affecting Bus Manufacturers

As president and CEO of Collins Industries — parent of Collins Bus Co. and Mid Bus Inc. — Don Collins keeps a close eye on the market. With the e...

Management•by Staff•March 1, 2005

<i>SBF's</i> 2005 Contractor Showcase

Atlantic Express Transportation Group Staten Island, N.Y. Atlantic Express Transportation Group Inc. had only 16 vans providing s...

Safety•by Thomas McMahon, Senior Editor•March 1, 2005

Re-Assessing Route and Stop Safety

According to statistics compiled by the Kansas State Department of Education’s School Bus Safety Education Unit, there were nine loading/unloading fat...

Safety•by Ted Finlayson-Schueler•March 1, 2005

Is it safe <i>inside</i> your bus?

Patrick Kelsey was always interested in our lives, and he called us “his children.” The moment we stepped onto that bus, all our parents knew we we...

Special Needs Transportation•by Penny Morgan Overgaard•February 1, 2005

Keys to safely transporting students with tracheostomies

Thoughtful planning is required to safely and smoothly integrate a student with a tracheostomy into school activities. Transporting the child with a t...

Management•by Staff•February 1, 2005

Non-profit agency logs large small bus order

GREENWOOD, S.C. — A non-profit agency recently took delivery of what was called a landmark procurement for South Carolina. The Emerald Center, whi...

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