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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.
David F. Hobson brings extensive association experience to the school bus contractors group, having most recently helmed the Uniform & Textile Service Association. In other news, NSTA commends new South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley for her stance on school bus privatization.
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Randy McLerran, Oklahoma state pupil transportation director for 20 years, will step down next month. He says he intends to stay involved in the industry in a new role.
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The Third Annual “Best of the Best” competition will be held on April 16. Technicians will complete a written exam and a hands-on component; the winner will go on to participate in the National Association for Pupil Transportation’s “America’s Best” competition later this year.
Read More →“Managing Human Resources: Employee Relations” from the association’s Professional Development Series program can now be purchased and completed through the NAPT website for an introductory price of $40. Officials say they will be rolling out new courses in the program online every month this year.
Read More →The board president for the Colorado district says that the district can’t afford to pay for the service since it receives $600,000 from the state for transportation but has a $3.6 million budget. Bus service would stop with the 2011-12 school year.
Read More →When the Utah district where his daughter attends elementary school stopped providing bus service to her school, Ty Haguewood formed Smithfield Bus LLC with another parent. Eighty-two students ride the bus; the students’ parents pay a $206 yearly fee per child for them to ride it to and from school.
Read More →Jefferson County Public Schools opts to replace its outdated school bus radios with ones that will meet new FCC guidelines. The new radio system will reduce the number of buses on each channel from 300 to 100.
Read More →Gov. Nikki Haley, in her first State of the State address, asks South Carolina lawmakers to privatize the state's school bus system. She says doing so could save the state money and provide students with newer buses.
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The Florida Association for Pupil Transportation expresses its opposition to advertising on the exterior of school buses. Potential safety, content and legal issues are cited as key concerns.
Read More →To help bring down the number of accidents with children around school buses, four organizations teamed up last year to provide the safety training program at no charge to school districts nationwide. The offer still stands.
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