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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 StaffOctober 6, 2008

Special-Needs Briefs — 10/6/08

Special-needs bus converted into clinic HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Madison County Schools is converting a special-needs school bus that would hav...

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2008

Q’Straint unveils automated wheelchair securement system

Q’Straint unveiled the first automatic universal wheelchair securement system for city transport and rail applications at the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) Annual Meeting and Conference.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2008

Collins brings new Corbeil bus line to Canada

SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Collins Bus Corp. is now offering a full line of school bus products to the Canadian market.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2008

School bus driver saves choking student

NAPLES, Fla. — School bus driver Gail Paxon saved the life of a student on her bus recently by performing the Heimlich maneuver.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2008

High-profile speakers added to upcoming conferences

David Kelly, acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will be a key speaker here at this month’s conference of the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2008

ASBC releases school bus stats, fuel calculator

As a result of the 480,000 school buses currently in operation in the U.S., more than 2.3 billion gallons of fuel are spared each year, resulting in a net savings of more than $8 billion in fuel costs.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2008

New York City DOE seeks input from contractors

As it prepares to competitively bid out transportation services, the city Department of Education (DOE) has asked for input from school bus contractors.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2008

School Bus Watch becomes 'Eyes on the Road'

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has revealed changes to its security training program for the school bus industry.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2008

Four students killed in Indiana school bus crash

LOGANSPORT, Ind. — A special-needs school bus collided with two dump trucks on Friday, fatally injuring four elementary school children.

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Articlesby StaffOctober 1, 2008

Fatal crash spurs activity trip safety campaign

FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — In the wake of a fatal accident on a high school basketball trip in January, officials in late August unveiled recomm...

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