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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 StaffSeptember 15, 2015

Ontario operator launches 20 propane school buses

In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Hammond Transportation points to lower maintenance costs as one of its reasons for buying propane buses.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2015

Special-needs school bus vandalized

A school bus driver in New York found his employer’s bus, which he uses to transport two special-needs students to and from school, with nearly every window broken or shattered after he had parked it in front of a church overnight.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2015

Special-needs transportation costs questioned in audit

A charter school in Pennsylvania spent $239,036 over four years transporting five special-needs students without proper documentation, an audit shows. The school made payments without approved contracts, and did not track how daily rates for students were calculated.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2015

Student with autism found dead in school bus

A 19-year-old student was found dead in an empty school bus in California, and his family believes he was left in the bus all day. He was severely autistic and nonverbal, and may have stayed on the bus because he was waiting for a cue, family members say.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2015

REMINDER: Nominate a great transportation director

Do you know an exemplary school transportation director who deserves recognition? We’re accepting nominations for Administrator of the Year. The deadline is this Friday, Sept. 18.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 11, 2015

Former school bus monitor pleads guilty to hitting special-needs student

The former monitor for Colonial Heights (Va.) Public Schools admits she struck a 6-year-old boy who hit her. She pleads guilty to assault and battery of a child, receives a suspended jail sentence, and must take parenting classes, and complete community service and an anger management program.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 11, 2015

School bus driver faces over 50 misdemeanor counts for braking incident

A Pennsylvania school bus driver allegedly slammed on the brakes to get the attention of unruly students on the bus, and several suffered injuries.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 10, 2015

New York aims to extend grant program for school bus driver benefits

Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed to extend the controversial $42 million program that subsidizes experienced school bus drivers' pay and benefits.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 10, 2015

Student accused of threatening to stab, shoot others on school bus

Students reported to the Ohio high school's principal that the girl yelled the threats. She may be charged with aggravated menacing and expelled from school.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 10, 2015

New York association backs bill that would crack down on stop-arm running

The New York School Bus Contractors Association is supporting a state bill that would increase the range of fines and stiffen penalties for illegally passing a stopped school bus.

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