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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 StaffMay 15, 2012

Tenn. district cuts bus service for 8 days

Union County Public Schools in Maynardville stops the service for all students except those with special needs and those in pre-kindergarten due to an approximately $200,000 budget shortfall. Parents are reportedly sent a letter saying that students who don't attend the last week of school will be considered absent, but parents facing a "transportation hardship" can appeal their children’s absences.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2012

Transfinder gears up for client training event

The company will hold its Third Annual Client Conference this Thursday through Saturday in Albany, N.Y. Officials say attendees will participate in classroom and hands-on computer sessions devoted to using Transfinder's suite of software solutions, and a one-day management session is being offered as well.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2012

Bus service changes could yield $500K in savings

After modified transportation standards for the upcoming school year are proposed to the school board, Seattle Public Schools’ transportation team continues to research cost-savings options and will submit a new proposal on May 16. Officials say it calls for a return to the 2011-12 transportation plan, which, in addition to projected savings, has a minimal impact on bell times.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2012

Ga., Ind. districts pioneer use of propane school buses

Hall County Schools in Gainesville, Ga., which runs 20 Blue Bird Propane-Powered Vision school buses, is recognized by state legislators and dignitaries as the state’s first school district to power buses with the alternative fuel. Tippecanoe School Corp. in Lafayette, Ind., will reportedly deploy the state’s first Propane-Powered Vision units prior to summer break. Officials say both districts are seeing savings in fuel costs from the buses.

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Newsby StaffMay 11, 2012

Navistar launches new IC Bus campaign

Company officials say that the new school and commercial bus campaign takes an innovative "lifestyle" marketing approach.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2012

REI camera captures stop-arm violations

The new high-resolution camera gets an image of the license plate of motorists who illegally pass stopped school buses. The camera’s exclusive day/night setting automatically detects the amount of light and switches settings for optimum viewing of the license plate, according to the company.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2012

Survey: 30% of N.Y. districts to reduce bus service

The New York State School Boards Association and the New York State Association of School Business Officials survey 403 districts. They are making cuts in numerous areas, including transportation, to keep their budget proposals for the upcoming school year within the state’s new property tax cap.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2012

Bus driver retires after 43 years on the road

Doris Hudson opts to end her career with Greenfield (Ill.) Community Unit School District #10, which began in 1969. Students and staff honor her during a celebration hosted by the superintendent, who rode on Hudson's bus as a child.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2012

Texas district awarded $1.7M for bus retrofits

The grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's Texas Clean School Bus Program will outfit 129 Brownsville Independent School District buses with pollution-control equipment, including diesel particulate filters for older school buses.

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Newsby StaffMay 9, 2012

Ariz. district sees increased savings with propane buses

A new case study reveals that Mesa Public Schools’ Blue Bird Propane-Powered Micro Bird Type A school buses and six Blue Bird Propane-Powered Vision Type C units are yielding a savings of 32.6 cents per mile. In February, the district reported a savings of 25.1 cents per mile with the Type A buses.

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