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Safetyby StaffMarch 1, 2002

‘Smart Buses’ Hit the Streets of L.A.

Motorola will be installing and managing Advanced Transportation Management Systems aboard Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (LACMTA) ...

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Maintenanceby StaffMarch 1, 2002

Cost-effective retreading

It is possible to reduce tire costs while all other operating costs soar upward, says Paul Robotham, manager of vehicle maintenance services for North...

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Managementby StaffMarch 1, 2002

Getting Background on New Hires

It’s relatively easy to find out why an employee left his or her last place of employment. First, your job application should include a space that s...

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Managementby StaffMarch 1, 2002

Get Familiar With OSHA Standards

Disastrous industrial accidents are not the only work-related injuries addressed by federal standards these days. The Occupational Safety and Health A...

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Managementby StaffMarch 1, 2002

Quiz Your School Bus Technicians

The following are questions from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) test for school bus technicians, which certifies techn...

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Managementby StaffMarch 1, 2002

A Driver’s Worst Nightmare

On Nov. 7, 2001, school bus driver Lynda Clanton’s life was changed forever. While driving her Fulton County (Ga.) School District bus on its afternoo...

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Managementby StaffMarch 1, 2002

Teach Your Staff How to Organize

As any transportation director knows, time management and organization are critical challenges facing school transportation. Your staff is constantly ...

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Managementby StaffMarch 1, 2002

What is Proper Dress and Hygiene?

What can I tell the drivers and aides on my special-needs buses about appropriate dress and hygiene? The importance of professionalism is critical wh...

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffMarch 1, 2002

Dealing With the Parental Grief Cycle

Drivers of special-need students are often taken on an emotional roller coaster with the parents of the students they transport. “There were days when...

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Managementby StaffMarch 1, 2002

How to Prepare for a Deposition

At the annual Transporting Students With Disabilities conference in Fort Worth, Texas, Linda Bluth of the Maryland State Department of Education, Divi...

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