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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2004

Thomas unveils state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in High Point

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Thomas Built Buses has officially opened its new 275,000-square-foot school bus manufacturing plant. The $39.7 million f...

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2004

Steep fuel prices put pupil transporters on guard

School bus operators across the country are faced with the challenge of finding strategies to soften the problem of elevated fuel costs for the upcomi...

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2004

School bus contractors share $500,000 retrofit grant

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National School Transportation Association (NSTA) awarded grants totaling $500,000 to six school bus operators at the En...

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2004

Protesters arrested at Detroit bus terminals

DETROIT — Police arrested nine protesters who tried to prevent school buses from leaving their terminals on Detroit Public Schools’ second day ...

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2004

Helpful Tools for Screening, Hiring and Monitoring Drivers

The job interview often is a shaky indicator of job success. At best, a recruiter has about a 50/50 chance of hiring a top performer based on informat...

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2004

Rage Against the Machine: Disarming Hostile People

School bus drivers should not need to worry about being attacked on the job, especially by parents. However, any possible threat to their child's well-being can trigger some parents to do irrational things.

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2004

Magda Dimmendaal Named Contractor of Year

Upon starting her first job in pupil transportation 31 years ago, Magda Dimmendaal didn’t expect to become an industry leader. She started as a bus driver before deciding to buy the company she faithfully served, Dousman Transport in Dousman, Wis.

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2004

10 Good Reasons to Build a New Transportation Facility

Across America, dedicated transportation professionals work in facilities that have far exceeded their useful life. They have watched as their com...

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ArticlesJune 1, 2004

Budget cuts hit home

At a recent school board meeting in my hometown, police and fire personnel were summoned because a crowd of parents and teachers not only overflowed t...

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2004

Students, administrators test lap-shoulder belt system

WESTFIELD, Ind. — IMMI, a manufacturer of occupant restraint systems, is concluding a pilot program to test its SafeGuard school bus seats with...

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