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ArticlesSeptember 8, 2015

School Bus Safety Week: Can we talk?

Should we move National School Bus Safety Week to late August or early September to dovetail with the national and local back-to-school news cycle?

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2015

Man accused of breaking into school buses, stealing seat covers

Pennsylvania police find a man on school property after hours with several seat covers inside his car, allegedly stolen from two school buses. He is arrested and faces several charges.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2015

Michigan school bus company adds 35 propane buses to fleet

ABC Student Transportation will transport some Detroit students on Blue Bird Vision Propane buses beginning this school year. This is reportedly the largest fleet of propane school buses in the state.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2015

Texas district’s school buses get GPS, ID readers

At Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, school buses are being equipped with ID card readers to record the time and location of students’ boarding and departure.

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ArticlesSeptember 2, 2015

Fire Suppression Systems Increase Automation, Early Detection

Advances in fire suppression technology can help identify and stop an impending bus fire before flames even come into play. The systems can also provide more time for passenger evacuation during a thermal event.

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ProductsSeptember 2, 2015

School zone warning signals

The IoT solution from Numerex and RTC enables remote, two-way communications between the school district’s central traffic office and an embedded electronic device in the flasher signal signs, company officials said.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 1, 2015

West Virginia district sees 2 school bus passing incidents

The incidents were caught by Kanawha County Schools on video last week. In one, the motorist hit the extended stop arm, and in the other, the motorist nearly struck pedestrians.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2015

School bus driver accused of pushing student down stairs

A North Carolina bus driver allegedly grabs an 8-year-old boy and throws him down the bus’ stairs after he asks him to do a head count and the boy says no. The driver is charged with assault on a child under age 12 and is suspended with pay.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonAugust 31, 2015

In the Office or at the Wheel, Contractor of the Year Led by Example

New Jersey’s Riley Williams demonstrated a passion for safely transporting students and for giving back to the community. He connected with his drivers by driving alongside them.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonAugust 31, 2015

Connecticut school bus operator Louis DeVivo passes

DeVivo was the owner and CEO of DATTCO, which is the ninth-largest school bus contractor in the nation and is a dealer for IC Bus and Collins.

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