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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 StaffJune 1, 2005

Small Contractors Embrace Growing Challenges

The business of transporting schoolchildren has gotten a little tougher over the past few years, with rising costs of fuel, insurance and equipment co...

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2005

2005 national conference tackles key industry issues

WARRENSBURG, Mo. — Although stunned by the death of a steering committee member, nearly 300 delegates from 48 states completed the grueling task of ev...

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2005

Radar gun keeps bus speed in check

SOMERSET, N.J. — Police officers aren’t the only ones monitoring speed along the streets near Franklin Township Public Schools. Transportation off...

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2005

Bus crashes spur safety study

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — In the wake of three accidents that killed two motorists and injured dozens of students, Gov. Matt Blunt formed a panel to study...

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2005

Bus Briefs

Youths free student pinned between busesSTURBRIDGE, Mass. — Fifteen middle school students moved a bus enough to free a classmate pinned b...

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2005

Conference aims to dispel GPS myths

LAS VEGAS — A discussion of global positioning system (GPS) applications in pupil transportation highlighted the 10th annual user meeting of Edulog, a...

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2005

New Jersey contractor passes away at Warrensburg conference

WARRENSBURG, Mo. — Dennis Hammell, a prominent figure in the private pupil transportation sector, died in mid-May of an apparent heart attack. He wa...

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2005

Chicago contractor runs with biodiesel

OAK FOREST, Ill. — Chicago School Transit recently began fueling its buses with a B20 blend of biodiesel fuel. The move is part of the Illinois Cl...

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2005

What's your shop IQ?

The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) offers a series of school bus-specific tests as part of its certification program. The ...

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Articlesby StaffApril 1, 2005

Nonconforming vans targeted in House bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National School Transportation Association (NSTA) succeeded in getting a provision in the House bill reauthorizing trans...

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