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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2015

REMINDER: Nominate an outstanding school bus contractor

Know a school bus contractor who deserves recognition for his or her efforts? We’re accepting nominations for School Bus Fleet’s Contractor of the Year award. The deadline for nominations is this Friday, June 12.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 5, 2015

Police: School bus driver in fatal crash was texting

Investigators find that school bus driver James Davenport was distracted by texting during the time leading up to the Dec. 2 crash that killed three. Davenport died on June 1.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 5, 2015

Efforts to block FMCSA’s insurance increase continue

A provision to stop the federal agency from raising insurance minimums for bus operators has survived several challenges in the House.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 4, 2015

District apologizes for calling for school bus driver’s firing

Officials from an Alberta school district change their stance after seeing a second video of a school bus incident that shows a student hitting the driver with a bag.

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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2015

Bills would strengthen illegal passing, trespassing penalties

State lawmakers are reviewing bills that would make a crime of unauthorized boarding of a bus, increase penalties for passing of a stopped school bus, and that would allow cameras to be installed on school buses.

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NewsJune 4, 2015

Pennsylvania school bus contractor bounces back from fire

On the Go Kids Inc. quickly recovers after a fire destroys its offices one evening. Employees put a plan in place and continue providing service the following morning.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJune 3, 2015

Georgia keeps health funding for school bus drivers, at higher cost to districts

Gov. Nathan Deal signed the 2016 state budget without his proposed cuts to health insurance benefits for part-time school employees. However, districts will have to increase the share they pay for health insurance for those workers to nearly $103 million.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 2, 2015

88% of Missouri school buses pass initial inspection

The percentage is up nearly four points from last year’s results in the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s annual school bus inspection program.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonJune 1, 2015

School buses play a key position in athletics

With running having become a lifelong pursuit for me, I recently found myself once again riding a school bus to an important race, just like in high school. On April 20, I ran in the Boston Marathon for the first time. ...

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NewsJune 1, 2015

Canadian associations merge, continue tradition of education

In 2014, two bus transportation organizations in the province of Québec became one entity, creating the Bus Carriers Federation. The merger will help the industry handle possible contracting renewal challenges and continue a critical safety campaign.

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