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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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John Tompkins worked as a school bus driver to supplement his income as mayor of small town McKee, Ky. He tells a local newspaper that on Tuesday, he may have been preoccupied with his mayoral duties when he accidentally left a 5-year-old on his bus.
Read More →The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issues the order to Yankton Transit of Lake Andes earlier this month in response to a complaint that the National School Transportation Association (NSTA) filed in 2011, finding that the agency’s school bus routes are not open to or meant to serve the general public. NSTA President Magda Dimmendaal says “we are glad to see violations such as this recognized and enforced by FTA.”
Read More →Peters replaces Kent Tyler, who was appointed president and CEO of E-ONE Inc. "Collins Bus will be in skilled hands with Dan at the helm," Tyler says.
Read More →The company, which offered a variety of diesel particulate filters to retrofit school buses and other vehicles, closed last month. Cleaire’s LongMile filter has reportedly been linked to brush fires and was voluntarily recalled last year. A California Air Resources Board official says that “it is paramount that the safety concerns with the Cleaire LongMile system are immediately addressed.”
Read More →In an effort to curb tobacco use among youths, ClearWay Minnesota launches a commercial that depicts school bus passengers lighting up. The Minnesota School Bus Operators Association is working to get the ad off the air, saying that it “defames the hard-working businesses and personnel working in the school transportation industry.”
Read More →For the 15th consecutive year, Highline Public Schools’ transportation department earns outstanding marks from the Washington State Patrol on its school bus safety inspection. Each year, the patrol conducts one scheduled inspection and one unannounced inspection.
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More than a month after going on strike, members of New York City's biggest school bus driver union will go back to work this week. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Friday night that union leaders had agreed to end the strike, with full bus service expected to resume on Wednesday.
Read More →The company’s new business units are bedding solutions, furniture solutions, transportation solutions and diversified solutions. Tim Becker will serve as vice president diversified solutions; Todd Councilman is vice president bedding solutions; Tony Everett is vice president transportation seating solutions; and Brad McNeely is vice president furniture solutions. In addition, David Duncan has been named vice president corporate sales.
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To protect kids from being left stranded, drivers have to carefully check their bus. Electronic systems can help keep that duty from being neglected.
Read More →The securement systems suppliers' sales team is now organized into four core segments: transit, school bus, paratransit and personal mobility, which officials say was done to better serve customer needs. Coinciding with this announcement is news that Trisha Nolen has joined the team as southern regional sales manager as part of the school bus/paratransit market segment.
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