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In light of a $12 million school transportation deficit, the Department of Education is recommending eliminating some routes, consolidating other routes and increasing walking distances for grades 3 through high school.
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New Jersey legislation would have allowed some school buses to stay in service for 15 years, up from 12. Outgoing Gov. Jon Corzine unexpectedly vetoes the bill without comment before leaving office.
Read More →The Customer Parts Recovery program allows customers to return new or obsolete parts or overstocks and receive money or credit for future purchases. Those interested in participating in the program should contact their parts sales managers at International truck or IC Bus dealerships.
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For the manufacturer’s second annual contest, students are encouraged to convey their visions for how they would make their schools more environmentally friendly. The school of the winning entrant will receive a hybrid school bus from IC, a “green” audit and $20,000 for green initiatives.
Read More →Doretha Jackson, who has been a school bus driver for Lee County Public Schools for 11 years, said that when she saw the toddler walking alone down the street, she remembered her driver training.
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The regional pupil transportation event will be held in Columbia, S.C., in July. The South Carolina state association will hold its annual conference concurrently.
Read More →The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects the average price of diesel to rise about 28 percent from 2009 through 2011. A smaller increase is projected for average gasoline price.
Read More →One driver organizes an annual golf tournament, which last year raised $3,700. Holiday meals and gifts are also donated annually to families in need.
Read More →Student Transportation of America has partnered with the school community in Greenwich, Conn., to provide aid to Haitian-American bus drivers and monitors whose loved ones have been impacted by the disaster. The company is helping its staff to communicate with relatives, and a company-wide donation system has been established.
Read More →FocusDriven, a direct outgrowth of September’s Distracted Driving Summit, is modeled after Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and aims to provide support for victims of accidents and their families.
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