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Our team of enterprising editors bring years of experience covering the fleet industry. We offer a deep understanding of trends and the ever-evolving landscapes we cover in fleet, trucking, and transportation.  

Newsby StaffJune 7, 2016

Electric School Bus Grants Given to 4 Mass. Districts

The districts get grants of up to $350,000 for electric Type C school buses and chargers for a pilot program in Massachusetts.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2016

Reminder: Send Your Best Shots for <I>SBF</i>’s Photo Contest

The competition is open to any kind of photo related to school transportation. The deadline is this Friday, June 10.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2016

Safe Fleet Acquires FleetMind

FleetMind supplies onboard computing systems that enable waste and recycling fleets to link their drivers and vehicles to business operations in real time.

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2016

Uber Sent to Pick Up Special-Needs Student

A transportation provider for a Massachusetts school that serves special-needs students sends an Uber to pick up a student instead of a school bus without the school’s knowledge, due to a lack of available drivers. 

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2016

School Bus Driver Found Not Guilty of Hitting Special-Needs Student

A jury finds Jeannette Burrage of Washington not guilty of assaulting a 6-year-old boy with autism. Video showed her in a scuffle with the boy, but the jury couldn’t prove that she intentionally hit him. 

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2016

Special-Needs Bus Driver Takes Brothers Fishing

Perry Whitney of Minnesota has taken three boys from his special-needs school bus route, along with their father, on weekend bass fishing trips.

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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2016

Special-Needs Teen Left on School Bus

A Montana school bus driver leaves a 16-year-old student who has to wear a three-point harness, which she cannot remove by herself, on her school bus. The girl misses about three hours of school.

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Newsby StaffJune 2, 2016

New Jersey Bill Would Allow Stop-Arm Cameras on School Buses

A-3798 would allow school districts to deploy school bus stop-arm cameras and requires the video to be reviewed by law enforcement, who would determine if a citation should be issued to the driver.

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Newsby StaffJune 2, 2016

IC Bus Recognizes Certified Dealers

Fifty-one of the school bus manufacturer’s dealers have met its Diamond Edge Certified qualification by improving service dwell times in the second quarter of this fiscal year. 

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Newsby StaffJune 2, 2016

Rotary Lift Unveils New Vertical Rise Platform Lift

V-REX, a drive-on platform lift designed for large vehicles, is available in three lifting capacities and five runway lengths.

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