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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 StaffJanuary 23, 2012

Bus driver resigns after student struck by car

Stephen Wilson is cited with reckless conduct after he reportedly fails to engage his bus' warning lights and stop sign as a student exits the bus and begins to cross the road. The student is struck by the side mirror of a passing car but does not suffer any major injuries.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2012

New NAPT project targets service assessment

The association takes aim at the “next big thing” in pupil transportation as work groups develop key performance indicators and other aspects of the metrics project. President Alexandra Robinson says that the goal is to help members provide the best service possible — and then be able to prove it.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2012

Driver trapped under bus for 50 minutes

While Meridith Cole is inspecting a possible broken tire chain, her bus slides, trapping her face down in the snow underneath the door. A tow truck assists in raising the bus off of Cole, and she is transported to a hospital, and then a medical center, where she was in fair condition on Wednesday.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2012

Blue Bird talks propane at Wis. education event

Reps from the school bus manufacturer and Charter Fuels are on hand during the 2012 Wisconsin State Education Convention this week to discuss the advantages of running school fleets on propane.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2012

School bus ad bill passes Ky. House

Sponsor Rep. Terry Mills calls it “a simple bill with the sole intent of generating revenue for local school districts.” But some legislators have raised concerns about safety risks and the potential for school-inappropriate ad content.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

Laser cutters boost quality, efficiency at Thomas Built

The new equipment allows the school bus manufacturer to eliminate five other machines, reorganize work flow and reduce the average time it takes to fabricate parts by about 25 percent.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

Durham employees volunteer for student reading program

Cheryl Tiemann and Eddy Minze of the contractor’s Brenham, Texas, terminal visit a local elementary school each week to serve as mentors in the HOSTS reading intervention program. Tiemann and Minze work with first-graders, reading to them and listening to them read.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

Bus camera captures student sex assault

The incident is discovered after a parent requests that the Houston district's transportation department review conditions on the bus. The footage shows two 10-year-old boys assaulting an 8-year-old boy.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

8 students treated after bus pepper spray incident

The students require medical attention after the substance is accidentally discharged on the bus. A police department spokesman says that to avoid such incidents, students who carry pepper spray should be informed on how to properly use it.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

National Bus Sales certified as a women’s business enterprise

The provider of new and used buses receives the certification from the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council Southwest, signifying that the company is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women.

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