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Newsby StaffJune 18, 2014

ProSight Insurance, SmartDrive debut risk reduction solution for school buses

SecureFleet, developed exclusively for ProSight niche transportation customers, combines vehicle data and a video event recording system with a comprehensive driver coaching program to help fleet owners and safety managers reduce risks, cut costs and better manage fleets.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2014

House passes measure to block minimum insurance increase

The National School Transportation Association supports the amendment, saying that it would “stop the administration's pursuit of massive increases that would be very damaging to the industry and potentially decrease safety by reducing the availability of school bus service across the nation."

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2014

Thomas Built Buses extends warranty coverage

The school bus manufacturer’s Saf-T-Liner C2 base warranty will provide three-year or 50,000-mile coverage, up from one year, for units built on or after Oct. 1. Also, Thomas Built’s standard body and chassis paint warranty will be extended from three years to five years.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2014

Thomas Built to hold tech training program in Dallas

The Thomas Built Institute Service Training – West will be held Sept. 9-12. The 2014 curriculum for the school bus maintenance training program covers such topics as propane, emissions systems, advanced electrical and wheelchair lifts.

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Newsby StaffJune 12, 2014

Indiana court rules school bus fees unconstitutional

The Indiana Court of Appeals decides that transportation is part of the public education system and that Franklin Township Community School Corp. violated the state constitution when it ended bus service and arranged for an outside company to transport students for a fee. The court points to a state mandate for schools to bus homeless, foster-care, special-needs and some private-school students.

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Videosby StaffJune 12, 2014

Students Back Buckling up on the Bus [Video]

The school district plans to do safety presentations at schools, which will include showing the video.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 11, 2014

South Carolina stop-arm camera bill signed

Gov. Nikki Haley approves legislation that allows South Carolina school buses to be equipped with digital video recording devices to document vehicles passing illegally. Stop-arm safety advocate David Poag says that "the use of video surveillance in enforcement efforts will ultimately make motorists think twice before passing a stopped school bus."

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ArticlesJune 10, 2014

Committed to lifelong learning

Peter Lawrence estimated that he put in about 1,000 hours in just the last year as he worked on his dissertation. That was in addition to continuing his full-time job as director of transportation.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2014

Massachusetts district extends First Student contract

Springfield Public Schools has awarded the contractor a new five-year contract to provide school transportation. The company has worked with the district for the past 15 years.

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