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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2013

Trans Tech promotes employee to purchasing manager

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.

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Newsby StaffMay 13, 2013

3 complete NAPT special-needs program

Lynn Head of Illinois, Debbie Rike of Tennessee and Viki Wassink of Utah earn the association's Special Needs Transportation Training endorsement.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 13, 2013

Theatrical release for film on 2nd life of school bus

"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.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 9, 2013

New edition of <I>School Transportation-Related Crashes</i> released

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.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 9, 2013

$9 million available for new round of clean diesel grants

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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NewsMay 9, 2013

District’s shop foreman develops fleet management program

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.

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NewsMay 9, 2013

Michigan pupil transporter saves couple from burning home

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.

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Newsby StaffMay 9, 2013

IC Bus to provide 300 school buses to Ohio district

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.

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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2013

Education Compliance Group offers sale on training videos, book

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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NewsMay 8, 2013

Michigan district to privatize school bus service

Contractor Dean Transportation will provide the service to Walled Lake Consolidated School District beginning with the 2013-14 school year, a move that will save the district more than $1.428 million annually over the three years of the contract. Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Gutman notes in a letter to district parents and staff that the company was selected after “a rigorous interview process, reference checks with other districts, and after interviewing the owner.”

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