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Managementby Jaclyn Roco, Editorial AssistantAugust 1, 2004

Magda Dimmendaal Named Contractor of Year

Upon starting her first job in pupil transportation 31 years ago, Magda Dimmendaal didn’t expect to become an industry leader. She started as a bus driver before deciding to buy the company she faithfully served, Dousman Transport in Dousman, Wis.

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Managementby Michael P. DallessandroAugust 1, 2004

10 Good Reasons to Build a New Transportation Facility

Across America, dedicated transportation professionals work in facilities that have far exceeded their useful life. They have watched as their com...

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Managementby Albert Neal, Assistant EditorAugust 1, 2004

Helpful Tools for Screening, Hiring and Monitoring Drivers

The job interview often is a shaky indicator of job success. At best, a recruiter has about a 50/50 chance of hiring a top performer based on informat...

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Safetyby Ted Finlayson-SchuelerAugust 1, 2004

How to Reduce Your Accident Rate

Accident reduction programs are often implemented after there has been a devastating accident in the operation. To proactively attempt to reduce accid...

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Safetyby Thomas McMahon, Associate EditorAugust 1, 2004

Rage Against the Machine: Disarming Hostile People

School bus drivers should not need to worry about being attacked on the job, especially by parents. However, any possible threat to their child's well-being can trigger some parents to do irrational things.

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Managementby StaffAugust 1, 2004

Protesters arrested at Detroit bus terminals

DETROIT — Police arrested nine protesters who tried to prevent school buses from leaving their terminals on Detroit Public Schools’ second day ...

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Managementby StaffAugust 1, 2004

School bus contractors share $500,000 retrofit grant

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National School Transportation Association (NSTA) awarded grants totaling $500,000 to six school bus operators at the En...

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Safetyby StaffAugust 1, 2004

Feds update 15-passenger van alerts

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Schools using 15-passenger vans were further warned of the inherent rollover risk of vans transporting students in lieu of t...

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Managementby StaffAugust 1, 2004

Steep fuel prices put pupil transporters on guard

School bus operators across the country are faced with the challenge of finding strategies to soften the problem of elevated fuel costs for the upcomi...

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Safetyby StaffAugust 1, 2004

NASDPTS issues reports on school bus security

THE PLAINS, Va. — The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS) has released two reports addressing se...

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