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Glendale Elementary School District acquires six Blue Bird propane buses and seven Collins propane buses — the district's first powered by the alternative fuel. Canyon State Bus Sales' Phil Polizzatto calls the district's decision "both financially and environmentally responsible."
Read More →Officials for the Florida Highway Patrol say that Jack Timmel sped through the light and sideswiped a minivan before crashing into a concrete wall and the light pole. The six special-needs students on the bus are uninjured, and Timmel is cited for the violation.
Read More →Authorities in Rutherford, N.J., say that the 16-year-old special-needs student opened an emergency hatch at the back of the bus, and they believe she either fell or jumped. Three other students, the driver and an aide were on the bus.
Read More →Officials say the integration of both companies will take place over the next 90 days, and C.E. White will continue to be headquartered in New Washington, Ohio, with the same people serving the company's customers. Officials also say that the acquisition will enhance opportunities for both companies, including expanding Hickory Springs’ footprint in the transportation seating market.
Read More →The company thanks the OEMs, dealers, national account customers and end users for their business over the years. Onspot’s automatic tire chains allow the operator to engage and disengage tire chains at the flip of a switch to enhance traction and reduce stopping distance in snow and ice.
Read More →Arnetta Robinson, a driver for Shawnee Heights Unified School District #450 in Tecumseh, receives the top prize in the Kansas Lottery’s $2 instant scratch game Blue Line Slingo. She says her plans with the winnings include making car repairs, buying some new clothes and filling her freezer with groceries.
Read More →The grant money for the state Department of Education will go toward project proposals from school districts to purchase approximately 213 diesel-electric-powered school buses. Public school districts in the state are eligible to apply for funding, and the deadline is Jan. 16.
Read More →Mobile surveillance systems supplier Zen-tinel teams up with Safety, Claims and Litigation Services, an affiliate of National Interstate Insurance Co. The insurance provider will offer Zen-tinel’s accident event recorder technology to contractors through its customer loyalty program.
Read More →Officials say that the student’s private-duty nurse, who was with him on the bus, performed CPR, and a special-education assistant and the bus driver also tried to help. The student was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Read More →Owen Freese, a longtime inspector with the Iowa Department of Education, stepped down from his post on Dec. 31. He will now serve as executive director of the Iowa Pupil Transportation Association.
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