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Wes Platt
Lauren Fletcher

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Join us in an open-ended conversation about children and school buses – and the people who bring them together from SBF's editorial team and guest authors.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Claire AtkinsonJanuary 26, 2009

Wanted: Top Shops

School transportation is part of the “behind-the-scenes” network of services that help students get through their school day. Even further behind the scenes is the school bus shop staff. . .

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonJanuary 13, 2009

A High-Profile Ride

As President-Elect Obama sent his daughters off for their first day of school in Washington, I couldn’t help but wonder how they traveled. I didn’t really expect the soon-to-be first daughters to climb aboard a yellow school bus, Secret Service agents in tow. But ...

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Kelly RoherDecember 22, 2008

The Holiday Spirit Thrives

Last week, the SBF staff received several photos from a transportation director in Fresno County, Calif., who said that they capture the area’s first snowfall of the school year. I have long associated snow with the holidays, so the photos were a reminder that the holiday season is in full swing.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Claire AtkinsonDecember 15, 2008

Looking Forward to Green Fleets

As we work on our January 2009 issue, where we will highlight 10 Green Fleets Across America, I’ve been thinking about all the ways school transportation departments and bus companies can reduce, reuse and recycle.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonDecember 9, 2008

We’ve come a long way

If you look back over the record of school bus loading/unloading fatalities, which has been compiled annually for nearly four decades, you may be alarmed. In 1970-71, the first school year reported, 75 children in the U.S. were killed by their own school bus or a passing vehicle. ...

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Kelly RoherNovember 5, 2008

Spotlighting a School Bus Enthusiast

Washington Court House (Ohio) City Schools bus driver Jason Leeth has worked for the district for 12 years. He has been collecting school bus memorabilia for nearly twice that many years.

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