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School Bus Fleet Blogby Claire AtkinsonOctober 12, 2009

Chicago student’s murder sparks calls to action

The Obama administration, Chicago city officials and community groups have all begun to respond to the shocking and brutal beating death of 16-year-old honors student Derrion Albert.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Claire AtkinsonSeptember 21, 2009

Music fun for kids and adults alike

I wanted to brighten up your Monday with this fun music video from Daddy a Go Go, a rock and roll band created by John Boydston in Atlanta, Ga.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonAugust 31, 2009

Bus makes memorable gift

Should every state’s governor have a model school bus in his or her office? Dirk Kempthorne thinks it would be a good idea. While he was governor of Idaho ...

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Kelly RoherAugust 17, 2009

We Welcome Your Feedback, News

We here at SCHOOL BUS FLEET strive to address a variety of topics in each issue of our magazine. One of the best ways for us to ensure that we’re providing you with information on the most timely pupil transportation issues is...

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonAugust 10, 2009

A heavy load to bear

I gripped the steering wheel of the massive vehicle, checked all of my mirrors, and slowly pulled onto the road, driving as carefully as possible to make sure my precious cargo stayed safe from harm. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a yellow school bus that I was operating this day. ...

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Claire AtkinsonJuly 27, 2009

Celebrating a job well done

Staff appreciation events boost morale and show employees that their services mean a lot.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Kelly RoherJuly 13, 2009

Heading to the Mall for School Bus Safety Lessons

Two drivers for Missoula, Mont.-based school bus and charter motorcoach operator Beach Transportation Co. spent a Saturday earlier this year promoting school bus safety at a children’s fair held at a local mall. A Type A school bus was parked in the mall and the drivers...

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonJune 30, 2009

Growing up yellow

I wonder whether my boys will get to a point in their youth when they begin to think the school bus is not cool. Will I need to lecture them on how safe it is, how convenient it is, how it reduces traffic and our own gas consumption? And will they care about any of that? ...

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Claire AtkinsonJune 22, 2009

Do you tweet?

Many public organizations are jumping on the Twitter bandwagon to publish important information . . .

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonJune 15, 2009

School bus delivers WWII education

Here’s yet another fascinating second life for a school bus: a traveling World War II museum. The 40-foot “BUS-eum,” as it’s called, has been roaming across the Midwest to inform folks about the experiences of prisoners of war in Nazi Germany. ...

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Kelly RoherJune 8, 2009

Taking Time to Help Students in Need

I recently read an article online about an elementary school counselor and a team of volunteers in Minden, Nev., who fill backpacks with nonperishable food for students in need every Friday afternoon during the school year. Bus drivers...

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonMay 18, 2009

Observe and report

In a recent blog post, I wrote about two school bus driver-attendant teams who had spotted clear signs that a 13-year-old girl was being abused by her adoptive mother.Not long afterward, Maine Gov. John Baldacci signed into law a bill that adds school bus drivers and attendants to a list of “mandated reporters” of child abuse. The list already ...

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