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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 11, 2012

Former transportation director gets prison time

Authorities say that John Wansacz Jr. admitted to using his official position to steer school district transportation contracts to a company in which he had a financial interest — and from which he received payments of more than $70,000.

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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2012

Stock Transportation driver honored for service excellence

Donna Graves is named the 2011-12 School Bus Driver of the Year by the Nova Scotia Federation of Home and School Associations. Graves, who has worked for Stock Transportation for more than 12 years, was nominated by Shatford Memorial Elementary School, where she transports students.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonJune 8, 2012

2 different takes on bus fees

No one is going to be excited about paying school transportation fees, but in some cases, they could be the best bet for saving yellow bus service.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2012

Decision not yet reached over Hawaii bus cuts

A Hawaii Department of Education proposal eliminating the need for 190 out of the 513 school buses statewide to save money is not approved by the state board of education, as officials say it could increase staff workload, and student tardiness and absenteeism. The issue will reportedly be revisited at an upcoming board meeting.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2012

Durham School Services wins R.I., Minn. contracts

Under a three-year agreement with the Burrillville School Department in Harrisville, R.I., the company will operate 27 home-to-school routes and 34 buses beginning with the 2012-13 school year. Durham’s contract with Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Independent School District 191 in Burnsville, Minn., is reportedly the company’s first in the state, and it will operate 100 buses for the district.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2012

Researchers studying new way to make tires

The team at Michigan State University’s biochemistry and molecular biology department believes that a manmade version of isoprene, a gas, could provide an alternative source for synthetic rubber production. The researchers have made bio-isoprene using an enzyme and bacteria.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2012

Fla. district conducts stop-arm running count

During a 29-day pilot period, cameras on just one of Volusia County Schools’ 229 buses capture a total of 71 violations. Eight out of every 10 violations occur between 1 and 3 p.m., with 67% of the violations occurring on either Tuesday or Wednesday of each week.

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ArticlesJune 5, 2012

Sharing a bright idea

A critical part of our mission here at SCHOOL BUS FLEET is to help our readers do their jobs better. In many cases, we write about innovative safety practices that school bus operations have implemented and found success with. The expectation here is that other operations might be interested in trying out these bright ideas for themselves.

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Newsby StaffJune 5, 2012

Zonar bus rider notification app available for Android

ZPass+ allows parents to access student-specific ridership information via a secure website or smartphone. The app will also enable SMS or push notifications pertaining to when and where students boarded or exited the bus.

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Newsby StaffJune 5, 2012

STI subsidiary wins new contract

In addition to securing the contract, Student Transportation of America Inc. signs two non-material letters of intent to acquire two school transportation companies. Officials say the contract and acquisitions will add over 190 vehicles to the fleet and annualized revenues of over $9 million.

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