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Special Needs TransportationCover Storyby Amanda HuggettFebruary 2, 2022

Innovations & Opportunities in Special Needs Transportation

For school buses transporting individuals with disabilities, proper securement is paramount to protect students' safety. Here’s what you need to know to make sure your fleet is safe and accessible.

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Meeting the Challenges of Transporting Special-Needs Students

About 14% of public school students rely on compassionate and empathetic bus drivers who are properly trained to help special-needs students reach their academic goals and achievements.

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Managementby Wes PlattJanuary 24, 2022

5 Questions: Liz Sanchez Takes the Lead in Zum's Operational Scaling

In December, she joined student transportation provider Zum as its first executive vice president of school transportation. Now, she looks toward expanding the company's reach across the United States.

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Safetyby Amanda HuggettJanuary 5, 2022

Avoid Collisions & Increase Safety with Detection Technology

Even in daylight, blind spots around a school bus make it easy to miss nearby passengers. Thanks to new tech, the danger zone can now be detected — and lives saved because of it.

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Maintenanceby Wes PlattDecember 31, 2021

3 Routes to Vehicle Health Via Telematics

Telematics solutions allow for predictive maintenance and provide opportunities for data analysis so that fleet managers can spot trends, inform purchasing decisions, or decide when the time’s right to purchase a new school bus.

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Managementby Cindy BrauerDecember 29, 2021

10 Options for More Efficient School Bus Routing

The wide array of available transportation logistics software can become a school district’s ultimate route-scheduling tool to manipulate, update and manage route-planning, optimization, exceptions, bus and student tracking.

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Alternative Fuelsby Wes PlattDecember 27, 2021

5 Questions: Gerald "Stretch" Blackard on Life with a Sub-Zero Electric Bus

In the tiny Alaskan town of Tok, Blackard and his wife Sara run a transportation company that includes a Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus that runs even when temperatures fall to -71 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Managementby Matthew W. DausDecember 1, 2021

U.S. Infrastructure Bill Primer: Billions of Dollars on the Way for the Ground Transportation Sector

The infrastructure bill is being touted as a generational investment in America’s infrastructure, with $550 billion in funds being targeted towards improving roads, removing lead water pipelines, upgrading bridges, and expanding broadband accessibility.

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Managementby Wes PlattNovember 30, 2021

Texas School Transportation Supervisor Honored with 'Nutcracker' Role

Katelyn Saenz is one of eight pandemic front-line workers chosen by Ballet San Antonio to play the role of Mother Ginger on stage in the holiday classic "The Nutcracker."

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Managementby Wes PlattNovember 10, 2021

Higher Pay No Guarantee Against Driver Shortage

Although pay and other benefits help mitigate the shortage in some districts, others see jobs unfilled elsewhere in the education ecosystem.

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