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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 StaffMarch 1, 2010

Top drivers to compete in national special-needs roadeo

Clayton County Public Schools bus drivers David O’Keeffe and Jacquelyn Turner excelled when presented with challenges during Georgia’s special-needs roadeo, including evacuating four students from a bus within two minutes. The duo will represent their state at the national competition in Orlando, Fla., on Saturday.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2010

District cuts special-needs bus routes

An Alabama school system is dropping the routes in order to reduce costs. The state Department of Education reportedly allows a school board to make a payment to parents instead of transporting students where it's impractical to do so.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2010

Conference to cover special-needs transportation issues

Attorney and consultant Peggy Burns will speak at the Massachusetts Association for Pupil Transportation's day-long event, discussing such topics as legal issues related to training special-needs school bus drivers, sharing IEP information with transportation personnel and decision-making about special-needs transportation.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2010

Teacher, bus drivers subdue shooting suspect

Two Colorado students are expected to recover after being shot in front of their middle school on Tuesday. The alleged gunman, who now faces two counts of attempted first-degree murder, was disarmed by a math teacher and restrained with help from school bus drivers until police arrived.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2010

Michigan district axes transportation

Faced with deteriorating school funding in the state, Royal Oak decides to eliminate transportation for general-education students beginning with the next school year. The district made substantial reductions in high school transportation last year.

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 26, 2010

Technology Showcase: A/C Systems

Here, we provide details on a variety of innovative school bus air conditioning offerings from six manufacturers.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2010

Transportation industry veteran passes away

Thomas Gallagher, father of Student Transportation Inc. Chairman and CEO Denis Gallagher, had been a consultant for the school bus contractor since 1999. He previously worked for Laidlaw Transit and founded Coast Cities Coaches.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2010

Consulting firms form partnership

In addition to routing reviews, cost analyses and operations assessments, Management Partnership Services will now offer expertise in legal issues, compliance monitoring and human resource management through its agreement with Education Compliance Group.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2010

Navistar Parts offers credit program for fleet owners

The “Fleet Charge ONE” card provides bus and truck owners with 30-day terms on parts and service purchases. It is available through IC Bus and International dealerships. Program benefits include access to online expense tracking tools and ease of participation in the company’s Customer Parts Recovery program.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2010

Virginia Assembly: school bus DUI a misdemeanor

A bill awaiting the governor's signature makes the consumption of any amount of alcohol before driving a school bus a Class 1 misdemeanor punishable by a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.

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