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Managementby StaffNovember 1, 2001

Judgment Call

You hire a bus driver without any experience who catches on very quickly. After nine months, she is among the best and brightest of your drivers. An o...

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Safetyby StaffNovember 1, 2001

Danger Zone’ Deaths Dip

Nine children were killed by their own school bus or by a passing vehicle during the 2000-01 school year, a decline of 59% from the previous year and ...

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Managementby StaffNovember 1, 2001

Taking Aim at ‘Dumb Rules’

Is your operation guided by rules and regulations put into place long before your time? Do you ever wonder why certain rules exist? Are there any that...

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Managementby StaffNovember 1, 2001

Ideas for Entertaining and Informative Driver Training

John Farr, director of transportation for Oceanside (Calif.) Unified School District (OUSD) has always stressed the importance of innovative training ...

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Safetyby Frank DiGiacomo, PublisherNovember 1, 2001

No need for paranoia, but security needs closer look

The focal point of the school transportation community has always been safety. Everything you do is directed toward moving children safely to and from...

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Maintenanceby Cliff HenkeNovember 1, 2001

Advantages, challenges of vaunted 42-volt systems

Already being developed for cars and light trucks, 42-volt electrical systems will soon come to heavier-duty vehicles. They will first migrate to ...

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Safetyby StaffNovember 1, 2001

In an emergency, whose language is it anyway?

The following is a re-creation of a dialogue that took place in the Forum at schoolbusfleet.com. The names of the participants have been cha...

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Maintenanceby Chris LedermullerNovember 1, 2001

Preventing Accidents in the School Bus Garage

A school bus garage is full of hazards. Maintenance workers’ daily duties involve lifting and moving heavy equipment, using harsh chemicals and ...

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Special Needs Transportationby Kathy Furneaux and Jean ZimmermanNovember 1, 2001

Securing Special-Needs Equipment on the Bus

With the bulk of medical and therapeutic equipment student transporters are required to haul these days, it’s easy to feel like you are driving ...

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Managementby Amy CarterNovember 1, 2001

Boston Public Tackles Small Bus Conversion

After handing down the decision to replace their 7-D vans with Type A school buses, officials at Boston Public Schools and Laidlaw Education Services ...

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