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Articlesby Thomas McMahonFebruary 1, 2011

Pete Japikse Named Administrator of the Year

The Ohio state director has been involved in pupil transportation for more than 30 years. He is a driving force for improving school bus safety and service standards in his state.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 1, 2011

247Security offers TouchDown video management training

Stopping in 23 cities and towns, the TouchDown Training Camp will be presented to school bus professionals interested in improved video management aimed at creating safer operations while lowering costs.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 1, 2011

Teens in 2 states arrested for school bus vandalism

The separate incidents, wherein deflated tires and shattered windows were among the damage, occurred within days of each other in Wisconsin and Florida last month. The sheriff’s office in the Wisconsin case anticipates requesting criminal charges against all four suspects, while the three suspects in the Florida case each face at least 20 felony charges.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 1, 2011

Bus driver pens book about caring for homeless kitten

The transportation staff at a Washington school district finds the kitten under a dumpster and raises her in the facility’s office. Driver Katie Youngren chronicles the experience in the children's book Itty Bitty School Bus Kitty; she tells SBF she hopes to write a series of books about the kitten.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2011

Florida association gears up for summer gathering

The Florida Association for Pupil Transportation will host its 63rd Summer Symposium in Ocala, Fla., on June 28 and 29. The event will include workshops and a supplier trade show.

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StatisticsJanuary 29, 2011

U.S. State-by-State Transportation Statistics 2010-2011

Provides a breakdown of information for each of the 50 states, including the number of K-12 public and private school students transported daily, the number of school buses in each state and the total state aid paid for pupil transportation.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2011

Collins employee earns national safety award

Since Mike Strickland joined the Type A bus manufacturer, its recordable injury rate and DART rate have dropped by 47 percent and 73 percent, respectively. KellerOnline and OH&S Magazine name Strickland the 2010 Safety Professional of the Year.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 26, 2011

District proposes changes to transportation service

Facing a severe budget gap for the 2011-12 school year, Seattle Public Schools officials have drafted a plan for creating new transportation zones that would streamline bus routes for attendance area elementary and K-8 schools. Ride times would decrease to 25 minutes or less, and about 80 buses would be taken off the road.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 26, 2011

National Express Corp. welcomes new execs

The company, which comprises Durham School Services in the U.S. and Stock Transportation in Canada, appoints John Harvey as chief financial officer, Timothy Canavan as senior vice president of maintenance, Timothy Walter as senior vice president of safety and Kim Worster as vice president of operations for Canada.

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