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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 StaffJanuary 1, 2002

Duval County, Safe-T-Gard and NSTA

Dozens of school bus drivers for the Duval County (Fla.) School District may lose their jobs this month as a result of a new CDL point system that cra...

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

Send Drivers Into the Classroom

How can we better educate our staff in charge of transporting students with special needs? Most districts offer in-service training on characteristics...

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

Is Your Charter Operator Prepared?

Schools that charter motorcoaches for activity trips should be certain that all of the passengers and any chaperones understand the rules for an emerg...

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

First Student, Maryland and Verizon

First Student Inc. has received approval from the Hamilton County (Tenn.) Board of Education to negotiate for the school system’s transportation servi...

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

2-Year Prison Term for Driver

The California school bus driver who was convicted of running over and killing 15-year-old Brian Burdett last year has been sentenced to two years in ...

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

The Cure for Boring In-Service Sessions

Even the most interesting in-services have critics, and understandably so. Over the years, drivers tire of the “same old stuff.” There are only so man...

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

A Silver Lining to the Rising Unemployment Rate

The shortage of school bus drivers is finally abating, helped considerably by the increasing number of people who find themselves jobless in the withe...

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

Don’t Get Taken in Online Investing

Whether searching for pupil transportation products or services or researching personal investments, it’s important to have a strategy for finding the...

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

NTSB Clarifies Stance on Motorcoaches

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has clarified its position on the use of motorcoaches for student travel. In a Dec. 20, 2001, letter t...

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

Judgment Call

A principal at an elementary school wants to have a bus driver disciplined for allegedly being rude to a parent during a morning pick-up. The driver d...

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