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Newsby StaffFebruary 22, 2010

Transfinder to host client conference

Event in July will provide the company’s pupil transportation software users with an opportunity to attend classroom and computer lab sessions, receive routing software certification and network with colleagues from around the country.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2010

School bus passenger protection off ‘Most Wanted’ list

NTSB removes the issue from its recommended transportation safety improvements, citing NHTSA’s final rule that increased school bus seat-back height and established specs for voluntarily installed seat belts.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonFebruary 19, 2010

Q&A: Blue Bird, Girardin Join Forces

Greg Bennett and Steve Girardin discuss the joint venture to merge the manufacturers’ Type A bus products.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2010

New Peggy Burns DVD covers law and compliance

The 56-minute video is especially designed for transportation supervisors and others who administer, coordinate, train or deliver transportation-related services to students. Attendees at the Transporting Students with Disabilities conference in Orlando will receive a free copy of the DVD.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 17, 2010

STA offers 'stimulus plan' to school districts

The contractor has designated $100 million to help district-owned pupil transportation operations convert to privatized service with the aim of reducing costs so that more money can be spent on education. STA says it will replace older buses, hire local and existing bus drivers, and purchase equipment and supplies from local merchants.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2010

‘Snowmaggeddon’ closes schools, sidelines buses

Recording-breaking snowfall in the mid-Atlantic region halted school bus operations this week, but there’s much work to be done for schools to resume next week.

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 9, 2010

NAPT Technology Showcase

Here’s a look at the latest in pupil transportation products that were on view at the NAPT trade show in Louisville, Ky. New technologies included high-intensity LED warning lights and a browser-based fleet maintenance system.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2010

First Student wins Kansas contract

The contractor will serve Wichita Public Schools 259 under a seven-year agreement that will begin on Aug. 1. First Student will manage 600 buses, each of which will be outfitted with a digital video camera, GPS and an electronic vehicle inspection component.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2010

States weigh cell phone bans

Nebraska and Massachusetts both have bills in the works to ban school bus drivers’ use of cell phones and other wireless devices while the bus is in motion.

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ProductsFebruary 8, 2010

The Helping Hand

Parents can place the Helping Hand sign in a window in their homes in the morning to indicate that their children will not be attending school that day.

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