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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 8, 2016

Driver Shortage Cited in Toronto School Bus Delays

Two Toronto school districts issue alerts that some of their contractors’ school buses are significantly delayed “due to an unanticipated bus driver shortage.”

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Newsby StaffSeptember 8, 2016

Transportation Staff Trains on Safety, Special Needs

Shenendehowa Central School District’s safety refresher covers such issues as hazard communication, transporting special-needs students, and how to prevent dragging incidents.

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ArticlesSeptember 7, 2016

How Fleet Telematics Tools Help Track, Improve Driver Behavior

Real-time GPS tracking, video integration, and driver behavior algorithms are used to create tools such as driver score cards, reports, and alerts that help drivers and managers correct unsafe habits and reinforce safe ones.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

Virginia Association for Pupil Transportation Elects New Leader

James Lash, associate director of transportation for the York County School Division, will serve a two-year term as president of VAPT.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

PHOTOS: A Historical School Bus Pictorial

As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of School Bus Fleet, readers share vintage photos from the past century of pupil transportation.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

Navistar Forms Alliance With VW Truck & Bus

Volkswagen Truck & Bus will take a 16.6% stake in Navistar, parent company of school bus manufacturer IC Bus. The alliance includes technology collaboration and a procurement joint venture.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

District’s Routes to Start on Time Despite Bus Fire

Thanks to several districts across Washington loaning buses, Puyallup School District runs routes on the first day of school as planned despite a recent fire that destroyed 20 buses.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 2, 2016

Q&A: App Exec Talks Data Solutions for School Transportation

Patrick Gallagher, SafeStop’s director of sales, shares how the company’s app has increased communication between school districts and parents. Gallagher also foresees more data access as a potential solution to bus driver shortage.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 1, 2016

Feds’ Proposal Would Mandate Speed Limiters on Large Buses

New commercial vehicles, including school buses, with a GVWR of more than 26,000 pounds would have to be equipped with devices that cap their speed.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2016

New York Association Reminds Motorists to Stop for School Buses

The New York Association for Pupil Transportation advises the public that 2.3 million children will be riding buses statewide, and that state law requires all vehicles to come to a full stop when approaching a school bus that has its red lights flashing.

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