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Newsby StaffJune 16, 2011

Thomas Built Buses receives clean-air award

The school bus manufacturer is awarded a 2011 North Carolina Mobile Clean Air Renewable Energy award in the category of Technology/Fuel Provider. The company operates the nation's first zero-waste-to-landfill school bus manufacturing facility and produces both compressed natural gas and hybrid-electric school buses.

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Newsby StaffJune 15, 2011

School bus bullying program unveiled

The training was developed by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, with input from NAPT. The materials are available for free download.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2011

Bus brings art to Bronx kids

A repurposed school bus will serve as a mobile museum, visiting schools, community centers and parks with art and educational exhibits on board. The museum's director tells SBF that children in the borough are "dramatically under-served" in exposure to the arts.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonJune 14, 2011

Keeping the Yellow Bus Running: Part 2

In the second half of this roundtable discussion, four transportation directors consider ways to ensure the industry’s continued success, from succession planning to performance measurements to sharing services.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2011

Texas district's fleet honored in top 100 list

Houston Independent School District is named by Government Fleet Magazine as having one of the top 100 fleets for 2011. The awards program recognizes leading fleets from around the country. Austin (Texas) Independent School District is an honorable mention.

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Newsby StaffJune 14, 2011

Association picks 2011 scholarship recipients

Allison Culp of Nappanee, Ind., and Sarah McDonald of Jasonville, Ind., each receive $500 from the Indiana State School Bus Drivers Association. The association annually awards two scholarships to graduating high school seniors.

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2011

New leader of school bus business at IC Bus

Dennis Huffmon is named vice president and general manager for IC Bus U.S. and Canada, a role in which he will lead the company’s school bus and commercial bus businesses for these countries.

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Newsby StaffJune 13, 2011

Transfinder selects location for new headquarters

The school transportation software firm's founder, President and CEO Antonio Civitella, is investing $4.2 million to renovate 440 State St. in Schenectady, N.Y., to accommodate up to 125 employees. The renovation will preserve some of the building's original architectural features.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2011

Everyday Solutions names business development executive

Former district and state director Woody Fitzmaurice will be responsible for driving new business in selected accounts and geographies in North America for the company, which provides integrated solutions for managing school transportation information.

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Newsby StaffJune 9, 2011

Driver fired after boy is left on bus

The first-grader was stranded on his school bus for more than five hours. He wrote a note to his parents: “I was on the bus all day long with nobody.”

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