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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.  

Articlesby StaffNovember 23, 2010

Has Your State Approved School Bus Advertising?

Given the state of the economy and the cuts in education funding that are being made, it's not a total surprise that several states have recently taken up the issue of school bus advertising.

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Newsby StaffNovember 23, 2010

Truck-bus near-collisions prompt installation of cameras

The mountainous roads and foggy conditions in a Pennsylvania village have created a dangerous situation between truck drivers and school bus operators. Cameras have been installed on a district's bus; if they capture more incidents where trucks nearly collide with the bus, the program will be expanded.

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Newsby StaffNovember 23, 2010

Student frees bus driver from seat belt following accident

After his school bus flips over on a muddy road, Alex Waddick follows driver Phil Piggott's instructions and cuts him from his seat belt with a knife. Piggot, Waddick and the other students on board then exit the bus through its emergency roof hatch.

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Newsby StaffNovember 23, 2010

Man arrested for entering high school with loaded gun

Dominique Williams, a former student, arrived at the Indiana school last Friday on one of the district’s buses. An investigation is underway on why Williams went to the school with a gun.

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Newsby StaffNovember 23, 2010

Missouri school district overcomes coverage gaps

Communications coverage gaps frustrated school bus drivers and compromised student safety, prompting Dallas County R-1 School District to look for a better solution. Their results are covered in a new case study from Motorola.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2010

Student saved from serious injury in illegal bus passing incident

Dustin Wulf honks his bus’ horn after he sees that a car is going to pass the stopped bus and is approaching too fast. The horn alerts 7-year-old Stalena Whitehead, who is able to step back before being grazed by the car as it slides around a corner.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2010

Florida community 'stuffs' buses for people in need

Residents help fill 14 Manatee County School District buses with 84,050 pounds of food as part of a "Stuff the Bus" event. The district organizes a group of volunteers to get the food into the buses and over to a local food bank.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2010

Bill would allow ads on Kentucky school buses

Advertisements could only be placed on the exterior of a bus below the bottom of the windows, and they could not promote alcohol or tobacco products. Fifty percent of the net advertising proceeds would go toward classroom use, and a minimum of 25 percent would go toward student transportation.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2010

Student arrested after bringing box cutter on school bus

The student told authorities that she was planning to confront a 12-year-old girl with the box cutter. She has been charged with possession of a weapon in a school zone and making terroristic threats.

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