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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 StaffApril 9, 2015

Bus driver praised for safely evacuating students before engine catches fire

Lena Scott, a driver for Aiken County (S.C.) Public Schools, gets all 18 students to deboard after a student tells her he smells and sees smoke. Within minutes of every student exiting, the bus catches fire.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2015

School bus driver killed by car in parking lot accident

Bonny Novack, who drove for Easton (Pa.) Area School District, was struck by her own car, which rolled and pinned her against another car in a parking lot near the district’s bus depot.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2015

Kentucky bus driver, students rescued from flood waters

A Grant County Schools bus driver and 16 students were stranded in floodwaters for nearly two hours when a creek near the bus route overflowed its banks last week.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2015

School bus salesman creates video ‘shout-outs’ for special-needs kids

Some YouTube videos created by Erick Vandersnick at Northwest Bus Sales in Washington state not only sell buses but also reach out to kids with special needs who are fans of the vehicles.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2015

Special-needs student dropped off alone at wrong bus stop

The boy, who suffers seizures, missed getting off at his stop at his daycare center. He had wandered alone for about five minutes and did not have his emergency medication with him.

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Newsby StaffApril 3, 2015

Video shows Oklahoma school bus, SUV in head-on collision

The SUV sped toward the bus without swerving or braking, causing minor injuries to some students aboard. The driver of the vehicle may have had a seizure, police said.

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Newsby StaffApril 2, 2015

Thomas Built donates $10K to schools for contest winners

Five schools were awarded $2,000 each in recognition of their winning photo entries in the second annual Thomas Built Buses Back to School Photo Contest.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2015

District uses school bus to feed kids on spring break

Manatee County (Fla.) School District brings back a program to feed students for free using a retrofitted school bus. The program served nearly 300 kids on Monday and Tuesday.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2015

District tells driver to take Easter decoration off bus

Abilene (Texas) Independent School District officials told Penny Downing to remove the Easter wreath she placed on the hood of her bus, citing a potential distraction to other drivers.

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