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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 StaffNovember 7, 2012

Motorist in bus-passing incident must wear ‘idiot’ sign

Shena Hardin is ordered by a judge to wear a sign that says, “Only an idiot drives on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus" at the intersection where she drove on a sidewalk to pass a stopped bus. She must also pay $250 in court costs, and her license has been suspended for 30 days.

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Newsby StaffNovember 7, 2012

Student Transportation launches holiday donation drive

To help families in need, the company and its operating subsidiaries, Student Transportation of America and Student Transportation of Canada, are collecting nonperishable food items, clothing and household items at their more than 150 locations across North America.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2012

NAPT names winners of annual poster contest

The theme of this year’s contest was “Stand Back From the Yellow and Black.” Cesar Davila of Brownsville, Texas, takes first place in Division III and is the overall winner of the contest.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2012

EPA to open application period for school bus rebates

The agency will collect applications for the new program from Nov. 13 to Dec. 14. A total of about $2 million will be available for rebates on new school buses to replace older buses.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2012

Trans Tech Bus aids Hurricane Sandy victims

The Type A school bus manufacturer organizes a “Stuff the Bus” event that will run through Nov. 13 to collect nonperishable items that will be delivered to charities and shelters that are helping people affected by the super storm.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

Driver safely stops bus after plywood shatters windshield

As Neil Reichenbach is traveling west in his bus on a highway and meets a truck traveling east, he says the plywood “flew off.” It strikes the bus, and the windshield wraps around Reichenbach, who manages to get to the side of the road.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

Bosch releases updated part finder app

The app enables technicians to locate a Bosch part for their vehicles, and it adds alternators and water pumps to the existing product lines that are already part of the app, including spark plugs, wiper blades, oxygen sensors, fuel pumps and battery chargers. The updated app can be downloaded from the App store for iPhones and iPads, and it will soon be available from the Amazon store for the Kindle Fire and Google Play for Android phones.

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Videosby StaffNovember 5, 2012

School Bus Patiene: Car Passes Bus on the Right

A motorist in Hancock County, W.Va., passes a school bus on the right side moments before students disembark.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2012

Video shows inside of bus during accident

In the footage released by San Antonio Independent School District, a car can be seen colliding with the bus, and the bus begins to crash through an interstate overpass. The video cuts out before the bus hits the access road below.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2012

Special-needs bus driver hasn’t missed work in a decade

A factor that has reportedly influenced Patrick Dufrene’s perfect attendance is his feeling that it’s not just his job, but his responsibility to make sure that the students he transports get an education.

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