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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 StaffJuly 31, 2012

Calif. district restores some busing for fall

Temporary school bus routes will serve nearly 2,200 Lake Elsinore Unified School District students who live in remote areas. The district had decided earlier in the year to cut regular-ed transportation, but officials now say that about $350,000 in one-time funding is available to restore limited busing.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2012

Bullied school bus monitor to retire

Karen Klein of Greece (N.Y.) Central School District became a household name when video of her enduring harassment from students on board a bus went viral. Last week, she announced her plans to leave her job, but she says the bullying incident is not the reason behind her decision.

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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2012

Dubai taps NAPT for school bus expertise

As part of a new agreement, the National Association for Pupil Transportation will work with the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority to benchmark its current school transportation service. The two organizations will also cohost a school transportation summit next spring in Dubai.

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Newsby StaffJuly 30, 2012

First Student to provide shuttle service to high schoolers

The school bus contractor will transport these students within Lorain (Ohio) City School District for the upcoming school year following the district’s decision to eliminate high school busing due to budget cuts. The cost for the service is $20 per student for the entire school year, and it is being provided free of charge to the district.

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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2012

Tire bead breaker is efficient, small

ESCO’s Model 20425 pneumatic truck tire bead breaker allows for a technician to roll the tire/wheel assembly into the unit to break both beads at the same time in seconds, officials say.

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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2012

Bus driver cited for careless driving in fatal crash

Albert Hazen receives the citation after the Florida State Attorney’s Office reviews an investigation report from the Florida Highway Patrol, which finds that no drugs, alcohol or texting were involved, but Hazen was inattentive when he turned into the path of a semitrailer. The assistant state attorney says that nothing leading up to the crash, nor the crash itself, was a criminal offense.

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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2012

Head of Chinese school sentenced in bus crash

Head of Little Doctor Kindergarten Li Jungang receives seven years in prison for the accident, which killed 19 children and two adults in November. Sixty-four passengers were on board the converted nine-seat freight van when it collided with a truck.

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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2012

Driver-trainer adds new title: CDL examiner

Jim Clary, who drives a school bus and trains other drivers at his Ohio district, qualifies as an examiner to test new truck and bus drivers for their CDL.

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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2012

Man run over after grabbing onto bus window, falling

Alex Haskins dies at the scene. He reportedly came to the bus after a relative on board became involved in an altercation with other passengers and called for help.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2012

Bus driver killed in collision with cement truck

Six others, including four children, are injured after the driver of the cement truck loses control of his vehicle and strikes the school bus. The crash reportedly melds the fronts of the vehicles.

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