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ArticlesJune 1, 1998

Let Uncle Sam lend a helping hand

By far, the most pressing issue for school bus contractors these days is the driver shortage.

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ArticlesJune 1, 1998

<i>SBF</i> Roundtable: Contractors dissent on safety measures, impact of tight school budgets

Other hot topics include effects of consolidation, the driver shortage and fears of industry domination by mega-contractors.

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ArticlesApril 1, 1998

Bringing higher standards to a Head Start operation

Making the transition from a public school transportation system to a Head Start operation offered some exciting challenges in the area of behind-the-...

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ArticlesApril 1, 1998

Using Computer Technology to Optimize Your Program

For routing and scheduling, maintenance tasks and information gathering, computers can save time and money.

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ArticlesMarch 1, 1998

School Buses Give Communities a Lift

The ideal: A half-empty school bus pulls up. Waiting with a dozen schoolchildren are three women headed to their GED class, a first step toward gettin...

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ArticlesMarch 1, 1998

Media scrutiny can be a positive experience

You are not Bill Clinton; neither am I. This is not a harsh reality, but rather a pleasant circumstance, all things considered. But, like the Presi...

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ArticlesMarch 1, 1998

Buses, Bells and Budgets

As school districts wrestle with budget issues, transportation managers try to eke out every possible efficiency in their operations. For many years, ...

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ArticlesFebruary 1, 1998

Boston's Ergonomic Revolution

Meeting the needs of school bus drivers can take many forms — higher pay, improved training, greater emotional support. The physical demands of the jo...

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ArticlesFebruary 1, 1998

'Typecasting' administrators can help to resolve conflicts

It takes a village to improve discipline on school buses. By that I mean that transportation managers, building administrators, parents and drivers ne...

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ArticlesFebruary 1, 1998

Mission: Search and Employ

Let me share something with you," says William Bast, transportation administrator for the DeKalb (Ga.) County Schools, describing one of his newest dr...

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