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ArticlesCover Storyby Nicole SchlosserAugust 25, 2016

50-Year Lamers-Blue Bird Partnership Provides a Better Ride

The family-run school bus company’s loyalty and service and the manufacturer’s quality products and knowledge have helped them stick together for half a century.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 25, 2016

Wisconsin Mandates Amber Lights on School Buses

A new regulation requires Wisconsin school buses built after Jan. 1, 2005, to have amber lights to alert motorists that the bus is about to stop.

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Newsby StaffAugust 25, 2016

Fire Damages Dozens of New School Buses

A fire at Puyallup (Wash.) School District's bus facility damages more than 28 new school buses. Nearly 70 employees are evacuated, and no one is injured.

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Newsby StaffAugust 24, 2016

Thomas Built Buses Names New VP of Engineering

Leslie Kilgore, a 20-year veteran of General Motors, will oversee the development of new technologies for Thomas Built.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 24, 2016

Charlie Hott Remembered as Leader in School Bus Safety

The former NHTSA safety standards engineer, who died on Aug. 13, was regarded for his expertise and guidance for the pupil transportation industry.

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Newsby StaffAugust 24, 2016

Vandals Deflate School Bus Tires, First Day of School Canceled

Staff members of Concord (Mich.) Public Schools find flattened tires on 10 school buses, leaving a significant portion of the fleet inoperable.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2016

New York District Debuts State’s First Electric School Bus

Educational Bus Transportation, which provides transportation services to Copiague Public Schools, supplies the bus, which has a range of up to 120 miles before it requires charging.

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2016

School Bus Driver Dead, 7 Students Injured in Crash

Roy Newman of Georgia is driving students to school Monday morning when his bus leaves the road and crashes head-on into a tree. All the students aboard are treated for injuries.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 22, 2016

Washington State Director Allan Jones to Retire

Jones, who began his pupil transportation career as a school bus driver nearly 40 years ago, will step down as state director at the end of September.

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Newsby StaffAugust 19, 2016

Mother Accused of Boarding School Bus, Threatening to Slap Student

Dominique Lavon Williams of North Carolina allegedly boards a bus without the driver’s permission, tells her daughter to hit a student, and threatens to hit that student. She is served a criminal summons warrant.

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