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Newsby StaffJanuary 2, 2014

Driver who left child on bus expected to resign

Dan Danielson, who is also the transportation director at Algona (Iowa) Community School District, allegedly left Logan Cavin, a 4-year-old student, on a school bus for several hours on the morning of Dec. 19. Cavin was discovered at the school district's transportation facility at about 1 p.m. by another bus driver.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 2, 2014

New contractor takes over bus service at Massachusetts district

With the shutdown of Atlantic Express, Hudson Public Schools contracts with North Reading Transportation to provide school bus service for the rest of the school year. District Superintendent Kevin Lyons tells parents that while changing contractors in the middle of the year is not an ideal situation, “we are working hard to help ensure the smoothest of transitions.”

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Newsby StaffJanuary 2, 2014

Wind energy company delivers new buses to district

TradeWind Energy arranges for the lease of and delivers two new buses to Shidler (Okla.) School District after company officials learn about the district’s aging fleet and the district's difficulties in maintaining it. TradeWind Energy also commits to paying all costs associated with the lease of the buses for three years.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 2, 2014

Art teacher turns school bus into mobile classroom

Amelia Rabroker, owner and instructor of Tap Tap Art School, teaches art and cultural classes at venues in central Texas in the repurposed bus. She was inspired by the tap tap buses on the roads in Haiti — brightly colored school buses that are used for public transportation.

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NewsJanuary 2, 2014

Photos: School buses after shuttling students

School buses can take on a whole new life after they're retired from student transportation service. In a new photo gallery on the SBF website, we share shots of buses that have been painted and reconstructed for a variety of purposes, from racing to shuttling people for safari tours, and more.

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StatisticsJanuary 2, 2014

Bus, Chassis and Engine Specifications 2014

Includes such information as bus classifications for each offering from the large and small school bus manufacturers, suspension type for chassis and fuel type for available engines.

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StatisticsJanuary 1, 2014

Top 50 Contractor Fleets of 2014

Provides a ranking of the 50 largest school bus companies in North America by fleet size. Additional figures reported include the number of students each company transports and the number of school district contracts each company has.

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StatisticsJanuary 1, 2014

Canadian Pupil Transportation Data 2014

Includes a breakdown of stats for Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. Figures reported include the number of school buses operated in each of these provinces and the number of students transported.

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StatisticsJanuary 1, 2014

Top 100 School District Fleets of 2014

Provides a ranking of the 100 largest school district fleets in the U.S. Additional figures reported include route mileage per bus, starting hourly pay for drivers and the degree of driver shortage at each district.

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StatisticsJanuary 1, 2014

Contractor Survey 2014

This survey is sent to executives and managers at school bus contractor companies. The survey includes information on driver wage and manager salary, driver shortage, bus purchasing and alternative fuels, among other topics.

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