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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 7, 2015

Pupil transportation legal expert Peggy Burns to retire

After two decades of serving as a vital resource on legal issues for the pupil transportation industry, Burns will retire at the end of 2015.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 6, 2015

Teen who ran stop arm, fatally struck student, charged with homicide

Michael Shelly, the 18-year-old man accused of fatally striking a 16-year-old girl in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, last month as she walked to her stopped school bus, was arraigned on several charges, including homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangering.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 6, 2015

School bus driver, student killed in bus-train collision

A bus driver in Larimore, North Dakota, was returning students home on Monday after school when he struck a train. He failed to yield to a stop sign, officials say. A 17-year-old girl was also killed and 12 students were injured.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 5, 2015

Connecticut district saves $200K with propane school buses

Contractor All-Star Transportation acquired 51 Blue Bird Propane Vision Type C school buses to service Torrington Public Schools about two years ago when the district was looking to replace some of its older diesel school buses.

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StatisticsJanuary 1, 2015

Top 50 Contractor Fleets of 2015

Provides a ranking of the 50 largest school bus companies in North America by fleet size. Additional figures reported include the number of students each company transports and the number of school district contracts each company has.

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StatisticsJanuary 1, 2015

Top 100 School District Fleets of 2015

Provides a ranking of the 100 largest school district fleets in the U.S. Additional figures reported include route mileage per bus, starting hourly pay for drivers and the degree of driver shortage at each district.

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StatisticsJanuary 1, 2015

Contractor Survey 2015

This survey is sent to executives and managers at school bus contractor companies. The survey includes information on driver wage and manager salary, driver shortage, bus purchasing and alternative fuels, among other topics.

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StatisticsJanuary 1, 2015

Equipment Survey 2015

This survey is sent to directors and managers at school district transportation departments and school bus contractor companies. The survey covers equipment that's included on respondents' buses, such as GPS, lap-shoulder belts, cameras and student tracking systems.

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StatisticsJanuary 1, 2015

North American School Bus Sales 2015

Provides the total number of buses sold in the U.S. and Canada for the year. Also provides a breakdown of bus sales by type (Type A/B, Type C and Type D) in the U.S. and Canada.

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Newsby StaffDecember 31, 2014

Police officers train for school bus emergencies

About a dozen Roanoke, Virginia, police officers participate in tactical training on the city’s school buses to familiarize them with the vehicles in the event of a crisis such as a crash, fire or hostage situation.

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