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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•July 25, 2013

Tim Flood named president of NSTA

In the role, Flood says that he plans to focus on addressing the growing safety and security challenges facing the industry and on increasing awareness of outsourcing school transportation as a safe and cost-effective solution.

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News•by Staff•July 25, 2013

Seon Design unveils student ridership tracking

vMax Trac uses RFID technology to identify vehicle occupants. As students and drivers enter and exit the school bus, card ID numbers are processed, sent to a central server over a secure cellular connection, and stored in the vMax Compass central student database.

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News•by Staff•July 25, 2013

3 earn special-needs endorsement

Randy Williams of California, Adam Schwartz of Missouri and Catherine Staggs of Alabama are the latest to complete NAPT's Special Needs Transportation Training program.

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News•by Staff•July 24, 2013

Fuel stolen from 4 Texas school districts

Authorities said that thieves have stolen diesel and gasoline — several hundred gallons at a time — from the Garrison, Martinsville, Chireno and Nacogdoches independent school districts. Video surveillance cameras have captured the suspect vehicle as a gold pickup pulling a trailer loaded with six tanks.

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News•by Staff•July 23, 2013

Blue Bird to unveil 2015 model year bus improvements

Officials say the enhancements to the Vision are an optional 98-gallon propane autogas fuel tank, new headlights with integrated turn signals that feature clear-lens technology and a new bracket for the cross-view mirror. On the Vision and on the All American are upgraded clearance lights and an improved driver’s seat belt system.

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News•by Staff•July 22, 2013

First Student donates $5,000 to support educational program

The school bus contractor allocates the money to sponsor Wichita (Kan.) Public Schools’ golf tournament, which supports the school system’s Educational Edge Program. The program is a nonprofit that raises funds for athletics, fine arts, and project grants for classrooms and teachers within the district.

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News•by Staff•July 22, 2013

Tyler Technologies unveils time tracking app

The Tyler eTimekeeper provides employees and supervisors an efficient and accurate method of tracking hours worked, according to the company. Supervisors can also access various management functions from the eTimekeeper dashboard to facilitate personnel management, configuration and data reporting.

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News•by Staff•July 19, 2013

A-Z Bus Sales names new president

John Landherr has joined the dealership in the role, bringing over 20 years of experience in senior management roles, most recently as president of Certified Aviation Services. Officials say Jim Reynolds will continue as the CEO, but he has given up his role as president to concentrate on mergers and acquisitions activity, line extensions for current business units and new business development.

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News•by Staff•July 18, 2013

REI unveils 2 new mobile surveillance DVRs

The HD420 records up to four channels of audio and video at 120 frames per second, and the DR40 records up to four channels of audio and video at 60 frames per second. Each DVR is coupled with REI’s A.R.M.O.R. viewing software as well as an extruded aluminum chassis, fanless design and wireless capability.

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