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News•by Staff•December 9, 2013

Florida’s Don Ross named general manager of LBS South

Ross joined the school bus dealership in April as service director after working for more than 13 years at the School District of Manatee County in several roles, including director of transportation and vehicle maintenance. In his new role, Ross will be responsible for the management, oversight and strategic direction of LBS South.

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News•by Staff•December 6, 2013

NSTA names new marketing, communications coordinator

Travis Pryor is a recent graduate from the University of Maryland with a bachelor's degree in communications, and officials say he has had several internships in his field of study relating to marketing, public relations and more. Pryor replaces Megan Benfatti, who has left the association to pursue an opportunity to further her website and web development talents.

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News•by Staff•December 6, 2013

Blue Bird donates bus to philanthropic group

The school bus manufacturer presents the keys to a freshly painted 24-foot bus to Bob Votruba, founder of One Million Acts of Kindness. The bus is an upgrade from the 23-year-old bus the organization purchased in 2009 for Votruba to travel around the country, speaking to public schools, colleges, homeless shelters, hospitals and businesses, striving to inspire daily kindness, empathy and peace.

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News•by Staff•December 5, 2013

Joe Piscopo to kick off 2014 Zonar conference

The veteran entertainer will kick off the two-day fleet management conference — called THE ZONE — during the opening night dinner on April 22. Officials say THE ZONE will include more than 50 educational sessions and numerous training opportunities.

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News•by Staff•December 5, 2013

Fire prompts aide, drivers to distribute smoke detectors

Two children in West Virginia died in the fire in their home on Oct. 21. In response, a bus aide and a group of drivers, with the help of the Logan City Fire Department, give out hundreds of free smoke detectors to grade-school children who ride Logan County buses.

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News•by Staff•December 4, 2013

ROUSH CleanTech doubles sales team for propane vehicles

Company officials say that five recently hired business development executives bring dozens of years of expertise in the automotive and alternative fuels industries. ROUSH CleanTech manufactures and installs propane autogas fuel system technology for Type A Micro Bird and Type C Blue Bird school buses, among other vehicles.

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News•by Staff•December 4, 2013

Roberts Hawaii, Ground Transport to bus students in Oahu

The contracts will start with the 2014-15 school year — Roberts Hawaii receives 181 routes, and Ground Transport receives 124 routes. This is the latest step in the Hawaii State Department of Education’s “Get on Board” initiative, which aims to reform the state’s student transportation system.

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News•by Staff•December 4, 2013

Newfoundland bus driver charged with impaired driving

On Wednesday morning, officers respond to a report of a possibly impaired school bus driver. As a result of the investigation, a 71-year-old man is charged with impaired driving and operation of a motor vehicle over 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood (0.08%).

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Articles•by Staff•December 3, 2013

Dispatcher digs dinosaur fossils

Every summer, Terry Thomason, a dispatcher for Washington Elementary School District in Phoenix, travels to Minneapolis, where she and her mother and siblings volunteer for the Marmarth Research Foundation.

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