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ArticlesMay 22, 2012

NAPT News & Views — Distracted driving: high on the national policy agenda

Distracted driving means different things to different people. But it seems clear that this subject will continue to be at the top of the national agenda as policymakers in Washington seek the proper balance between innovation, convenience and safety.

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Newsby StaffMay 22, 2012

MV Transportation's revenue up 14%

The company reports record revenue of $829 million in 2011. Also last year, MV subsidiary Reliant Transportation made two acquisitions in the student transportation market and became one of the 50 largest school bus contractors in the U.S. and Canada.

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NewsMay 17, 2012

Barker Bus to turn over fleet every 5 years

The school bus contractor will replace 20% of its fleet with new buses each summer. Don Bickel, interim operations manager, tells SBF that after five years of replacing older buses, the company expects to save nearly $250,000 per year in maintenance costs.

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Newsby StaffMay 17, 2012

School buses get police escorts after rifle threat

Buses carrying children to and from six Atlanta schools are escorted by police after a man aims a rifle at a bus on Monday. The man flees when witnesses confront him, but police recover the rifle and a notebook filled with bus numbers at the scene.

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Newsby StaffMay 17, 2012

Blue Bird exhibits at Chinese bus and truck expo

The company displays its 2012 Vision school bus at the 2012 China Bus, Truck and Component Expo in Beijing this week. In February, Blue Bird participated in the first China International School Bus Development Forum and Exhibition.

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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2012

Collins' first NEXBUS rolls off assembly line

The redesigned line of Type A school buses is immediately available in all chassis configurations, including propane-powered and hybrid-electric versions. Company officials report that a CNG version will be available later this summer.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2012

No mechanical problems found on bus in crash

Maintenance reports indicate that there are no issues with a Tippecanoe School Corp. bus that was involved in a crash earlier this year. Beverly Turner, a former bus driver for the Indiana district, claimed that steering problems may have caused her to drive the bus into a cement post, but investigators determined that she fell asleep at the wheel.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2012

Transfinder gears up for client training event

The company will hold its Third Annual Client Conference this Thursday through Saturday in Albany, N.Y. Officials say attendees will participate in classroom and hands-on computer sessions devoted to using Transfinder's suite of software solutions, and a one-day management session is being offered as well.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2012

REI camera captures stop-arm violations

The new high-resolution camera gets an image of the license plate of motorists who illegally pass stopped school buses. The camera’s exclusive day/night setting automatically detects the amount of light and switches settings for optimum viewing of the license plate, according to the company.

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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2012

Survey: 30% of N.Y. districts to reduce bus service

The New York State School Boards Association and the New York State Association of School Business Officials survey 403 districts. They are making cuts in numerous areas, including transportation, to keep their budget proposals for the upcoming school year within the state’s new property tax cap.

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