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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.  

News•by Staff•September 17, 2015

School bus seats slashed at North Carolina district

Nearly 400 seats were cut on 17 school buses, causing about $50,000 of damage. Seats on only one of the buses could be temporarily repaired for the morning route, and the other 16 buses were replaced by spares.

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News•by Staff•September 17, 2015

Bus agency to make safety upgrades after autistic student’s death

Pupil Transportation Cooperative in California will push for electronic notification devices in its buses and have two adults monitor every bus to make sure no student is left on board following the death of a student on one of its buses last week.

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News•by Staff•September 17, 2015

NSTA teams up with Autism Society for ‘Big Give’

The Big Give for Autism is an online advocacy and awareness campaign culminating in the largest nationwide fundraising event held for autism.

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News•by Staff•September 17, 2015

Denver’s new bus service model targets school choice

The district implements enrollment zones in two regions of Denver, enabling students to pick — and ride a bus to — one of several schools in their area.

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News•by Staff•September 16, 2015

Fleetio partners with Geotab to offer automated vehicle updates

The integration of features from each supplier will allow users to automate odometer updates, diagnostic trouble code handling and fuel location exception reporting.

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News•by Staff•September 15, 2015

Man on ‘no-fly’ list receives school bus driver’s license

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety said it has no legal reason to deny the license to Amir Meshal, who already has a commercial truck driver’s license and has no disqualifying offenses.

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News•by Staff•September 15, 2015

Texas school bus crash kills 2 students

The Houston school bus is hit by a motorist, then hits a guardrail, falls off a freeway overpass and lands overturned on the road below. The crash kills two students and injures two others, as well as the bus driver.

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News•by Staff•September 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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News•by Staff•September 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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News•by Staff•September 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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