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The company said outfitting its entire fleet with AI-powered safety and fleet management technology will strengthen student safety and operational efficiency across its local brands.
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The transportation department at Denver Public Schools will deliver school supplies to students displaced by the Waldo Canyon fire, which killed two people and destroyed nearly 350 homes. Nicole Portee, executive director of transportation services, says that the district and the community “united to rally around the needs of these students.”
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Tecumseh Transportation Director Teddy Kidney tells SBF that working with the local police department to crack down on illegal school bus passing has significantly raised awareness in the community. The police chief didn't need to be convinced of the problem — he's also one of the district's bus drivers.
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Today’s solutions tell pupil transporters where and when students boarded and disembarked the bus. Officials from companies that offer the solutions say that having this information can help in answering parent inquiries, and by knowing how many buses are needed for transportation, operations can optimize routes.
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The company's CoPilot system includes a G-force sensor, GPS antenna and other sensors that automatically register erratic activity, including aggressive driving, hard braking, speeding and collisions. A blinking light on the unit alerts the driver in real time that an unsafe action has been detected.
Read More →Petaluma City Schools makes the change in response to the $3.3 million in budget cuts it will face if a tax initiative is not passed in November. The district partners with a city transit service to provide transportation for the students affected.
Read More →Officials at Mesa County Valley School District say the change is “the result of further budget reductions the district is facing.” School bus service will be provided for elementary students who live more than two miles from school and for middle and high school students who live more than three miles from school.
Read More →Cobb County School District in Marietta, Ga., will offer this opportunity to parents and guardians of incoming kindergarteners on Friday. Buses will travel complete routes to help introduce the district’s youngest students to the bus in preparation for the new school year.
Read More →The Cleaner and Greener Fuels app from Leonardo Academy is available for download free of charge from the iTunes app store, the Google Play store and the Cleaner and Greener website. It provides routes to stations on a series of interactive maps for such fuels as compressed natural gas, biodiesel, propane and electricity.
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Company officials say that they are now seeing typical market prices for equipping a school bus with lap-shoulder belt seating in the $7,000 to $9,000 range — down from a range of $12,000 to $14,000 five years ago. SafeGuard’s Charlie Vits discusses the price decline with SBF.
Read More →The changes at Washington Community Schools will take effect Aug. 14 and are made in response to state budget constraints. Officials say the routes now have designated stops within an area or region throughout the city limits, and buses will no longer do door-to-door stops, among other new policies.
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