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Newsby StaffSeptember 15, 2011

Denver district enhances service with bus shuttle system

At Denver Public Schools, students in two northeast communities have a new way to access greater school options and opportunities: the Success Express. Any student can board a yellow school bus shuttle at any stop and ride it to his or her participating school of choice.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2011

Blue Bird honors suppliers during conference

The school bus manufacturer recognizes Amtech LLC, The C.E. White Co., Cummins Inc., Dekalb Tool and Die, Five Points Services Inc. and Quality Drive Away Inc. with its 2011 Global Supplier of the Year Award at its annual Supplier Conference.

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ArticlesSeptember 13, 2011

Tips for Enhancing Your Transportation Website

A well-designed pupil transportation website should be easy to navigate, contain information pertinent to its users and be updated regularly.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 13, 2011

National Express Group to acquire Petermann

The parent company of Durham School Services and Stock Transportation has signed an agreement to acquire Petermann, which is headquartered in Cincinnati and has operations across 10 states in the West, Midwest and Southwest. Officials say the acquisition will increase National Express’ fleet size to 20,000 buses and introduce the company to new states.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 13, 2011

Mass. district scraps new busing plan

North Attleboro Public Schools will reinstate bus service to all stops and go back to using last year’s routes after deficiencies in its new busing plan are revealed during the first week of school. A bus that was cut from the fleet to save the district $45,000 reportedly will be brought back into service by W.T. Holmes Transportation Co. at no cost to the district.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 13, 2011

Barry Stock joins new school bus company

The industry veteran comes out of retirement to serve as a principal of Landmark Student Transportation, a new contractor based in Ontario. "I'm too young to completely retire," Stock says, "and school busing is what I love and know best."

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2011

Revamping special-needs bus routes leads to promotion

Sonya Smith began as transportation secretary at Calhoun County (Ala.) Schools. After proving her expertise by reworking routes for special-needs students, Smith was hired as the district's first route specialist.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2011

Blue Bird launches Facebook, Twitter pages

The school bus manufacturer’s corporate fan page on Facebook features information on Blue Bird’s history, news and events, as well as photos and videos. In addition to following Blue Bird on Twitter, customers and fans can text “follow @BlueBirdBuses” to 40404 to receive text message updates on their mobile phones.

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ProductsSeptember 9, 2011

Driver’s Alert Smart Risk

Driver’s Alert Smart Risk integrates driver behavior identification, online training, web-based reporting and fleet benchmarking, and is now available with GPS.

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ProductsSeptember 9, 2011

BusBoss Transportation Management Software

BusBoss Transportation Management Software provides integrated GIS mapping, automatic address geocoding and optimized routing.

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