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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.  

News•by Staff•September 16, 2010

NAPT Summit scholarship winners announced

Ten industry professionals receive a scholarship from Zonar Systems that will cover the cost of registration to this year's event in Portland, Ore. Two receive the Peter and Linda Lawrence Training Scholarship, which will also defray the registration cost.

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News•by Staff•September 16, 2010

School board votes not to outsource

Connecticut district won’t contract out its transportation services this year, although board members say that they may revisit the idea next year.

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News•by Staff•September 15, 2010

Humorous school bus art offered

Industry veteran Randy Mazie takes pupil transportation quite seriously, but he also enjoys a good school bus-related joke. A few examples of his “bus art” are available for free download.

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News•by Staff•September 15, 2010

Congressman to push for National School Bus Safety Week

Baron Hill (D-Ind.) will introduce a presidential proclamation next month designating the third week in October of every year as National School Bus Safety Week. Pupil transporters are urged to show their support by contacting their congressmen and congresswomen and encouraging them to vote “yes” when the bill comes to the floor.

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News•by Staff•September 14, 2010

Traffic fatalities in 2009 lowest since 1950

Deaths from motor vehicle traffic crashes fell to 33,808 last year; there were 33,186 fatalities in 1950. Last year also saw the lowest fatality and injury rates ever recorded: 1.13 deaths per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, according to data released last week.

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News•by Staff•September 14, 2010

LaHood sets agenda for second Distracted Driving Summit

The summit, scheduled to take place Sept. 21 in Washington, D.C., will also be Webcast live at www.distraction.gov, allowing those who can't attend to watch remotely and submit questions for panelists.

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News•by Staff•September 14, 2010

School bus camera reportedly catches cop assault on student

A 16-year-old student suspected of being involved in an on-campus fight was removed from a school bus with the help of the campus police officer. The student was taken to the hospital, and the cop was put on desk duty. Footage is being reviewed by the district attorney.

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News•by Staff•September 14, 2010

Device makes drivers buckle up

Click 'N' Drive prevents shifting an automatic transmission from park unless the driver's seat belt is buckled.

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News•by Staff•September 14, 2010

Missing bus found on island in British Columbia

Students and teachers on a chartered bus headed toward a coastal town on Vancouver Island for a field trip were stranded on Sunday when the driver took a wrong turn and got stuck. The bus was found and pulled out on Monday afternoon.

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News•by Staff•September 14, 2010

Seon Design offers updated surveillance cameras

The company now delivers 540 TV lines of resolution as standard in its SA Wedge, SQ and SJ Dome series cameras. The SA Wedge provides color images in normal lighting and automatically switches to black and white in low-light conditions. The SJ Dome camera features an adjustable lens, while the SQ version features infrared capabilities.

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