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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 StaffJune 14, 2011

Texas district's fleet honored in top 100 list

Houston Independent School District is named by Government Fleet Magazine as having one of the top 100 fleets for 2011. The awards program recognizes leading fleets from around the country. Austin (Texas) Independent School District is an honorable mention.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2011

Association picks 2011 scholarship recipients

Allison Culp of Nappanee, Ind., and Sarah McDonald of Jasonville, Ind., each receive $500 from the Indiana State School Bus Drivers Association. The association annually awards two scholarships to graduating high school seniors.

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2011

New leader of school bus business at IC Bus

Dennis Huffmon is named vice president and general manager for IC Bus U.S. and Canada, a role in which he will lead the company’s school bus and commercial bus businesses for these countries.

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2011

Transfinder selects location for new headquarters

The school transportation software firm's founder, President and CEO Antonio Civitella, is investing $4.2 million to renovate 440 State St. in Schenectady, N.Y., to accommodate up to 125 employees. The renovation will preserve some of the building's original architectural features.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2011

Everyday Solutions names business development executive

Former district and state director Woody Fitzmaurice will be responsible for driving new business in selected accounts and geographies in North America for the company, which provides integrated solutions for managing school transportation information.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2011

Theme announced for 2012 special-needs conference

“Ready to Learn” is the theme for Edupro Group's 21st Transporting Students With Disabilities & Preschoolers event. Topics that will be covered include administering medications, companion animals, student disabilities and the bus ride, and participating in the IEP process.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2011

Driver fired after boy is left on bus

The first-grader was stranded on his school bus for more than five hours. He wrote a note to his parents: “I was on the bus all day long with nobody.”

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2011

District holds alternative-fuel seminar

More than 30 people attend the seminar organized by Tippecanoe School Corp. in Lafayette, Ind., to discuss the possibility of using alternative fuels as a way to offset increasing fuel costs and reduced education budgets. The district is in the process of converting two maintenance vehicles and a food service vehicle to run on propane.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2011

First Student provides shuttle service for cycling event

First Student Charter Bus Rental provides transportation to VIPs, media and staff during Stage 7 of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California. Eighteen small buses shuttle more than 600 passengers to and from Mt. Baldy in the Angeles National Forest to view the race.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2011

Congressman to speak at NSTA event

U.S. Rep. Tim Scott will deliver a keynote speech to school bus contractors at the NSTA Annual Meeting and Convention in Baltimore. Scott has spoken in support of privatization efforts in his state, South Carolina.

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