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Leander ISD Saves $1M Through Route Optimization
Leander ISD identified more than $1 million in projected annual savings after using AlphaRoute to optimize bus routes without changing schedules or stops.
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SEARCHMENUSEARCHLeander ISD identified more than $1 million in projected annual savings after using AlphaRoute to optimize bus routes without changing schedules or stops.
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The operations manager at Transit Service Inc. receives the 2013 William Rice Award of Excellence for Pupil Transportation Supervisor of the Year honor from the Ohio Association for Pupil Transportation. The award recognizes supervisors who exhibit outstanding leadership and professional conduct in the school transportation field, both in the districts they represent and in the state of Ohio.
Read More →Monique Cichon will be responsible for all materials procurement, inventory and vendor relationships. She has been with Trans Tech for more than five years, all of them in purchasing.
Read More →Lynn Head of Illinois, Debbie Rike of Tennessee and Viki Wassink of Utah earn the association's Special Needs Transportation Training endorsement.
Read More →"La Camioneta" follows a decommissioned school bus from an auction in Pennsylvania to its new life in Guatemala, where it is repainted and repurposed to provide public transportation between the highlands and Guatemala City. The documentary will soon run at theaters in New York City, Los Angeles and San Diego.
Read More →The new statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that there was an average of 135 school transportation-related fatalities per year from 2002 to 2011.
Read More →The U.S. EPA is now soliciting proposals for the 2013 National Clean Diesel Funding Program. The program, funded by the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, provides grants to retrofit or replace older diesel school buses and other vehicles.
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Todd Woodard created the program in Excel two years ago and has been testing it at Brevard Public Schools’ four transportation facilities in Florida since then. He explains to SBF how the program works and how it has improved communication and efficiency in the bus inspection process.
Read More →Richard Deering, transportation supervisor for Northport School District, was driving by the home when he noticed smoke, and he stopped to help the husband and wife. The husband had undergone knee replacement surgery, so Deering carried him to his truck, and he also tried to save the couple’s vehicle from the garage, where the fire had started.
Read More →Deliveries of the CE Series school buses to Columbus City Schools will begin in July. The buses will be powered by MaxxForce 7 engines and will seat 65 passengers.
Read More →All four of Peggy Burns' video training programs and her book on special-needs transportation are available at a 50% discount until Aug. 15.
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