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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 17, 2012

Mo. school bus ad bill advances

The legislation would let school districts lease advertising space on the inside and outside of buses. It closely passes out of the Missouri House and moves to the Senate.

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NewsApril 16, 2012

Ontario consortium launches bus stop safety program

The Northwestern Ontario Student Services Consortium implements the “Be Seen, Be Safe” initiative after reading in SBF about its implementation at a school district in Texas. As General Manager Judi Green tells SBF, children in junior kindergarten through third grade wear flashing amber lights to improve their visibility when getting to bus stops in times of limited daylight and extreme weather.

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ArticlesApril 12, 2012

Forging a successful partnership

The strain of managing an in-house transportation department was running Hempfield Area School District ragged. Contracting out to First Student brought equipment and safety improvements, all while cutting costs.

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Newsby StaffApril 12, 2012

FirstGroup appoints director of real estate

In his new role, David Farrar supports FirstGroup America by handling routine property management responsibilities, such as sales and acquisitions of real estate within the First Student and First Transit divisions.

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Newsby StaffApril 12, 2012

China approves bevy of school bus regulations

The regulations give buses priority in traffic congestion and require companies and drivers to acquire licenses to offer school transport services, among other measures. The long-awaited regulations come after several fatal crashes involving school buses.

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Newsby StaffApril 12, 2012

Attorney general challenges bus kidnapper’s parole

The California Attorney General's Office files an appeal in the February ruling by the First District Court of Appeal to grant parole to 1976 Chowchilla school bus kidnapper Richard Schoenfeld. The appeal claims that the ruling misinterpreted the law governing Schoenfeld’s release.

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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2012

TV show features Mich. contractor’s hybrid buses

The Clean Cities Success series of the public television program MotorWeek covers Dean Transportation’s four Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2e units. Director of Development Patrick Dean discusses the benefits the company has seen as a result of running the buses.

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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2012

Student stops bus after driver loses consciousness

Thirteen-year-old Jeremy Wuitschick notices the driver shaking before he slumps behind the wheel. Wuitschick grabs the wheel and pulls over before starting to perform chest compressions on the driver.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2012

New AngelTrax system captures stop-arm violations

IntelliGuard automatically captures and wirelessly transfers high-quality video of an offending vehicle’s license plate — as well as its make, model and color — without intervention from the school bus driver.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2012

Zonar, Esri offer integrated vehicle tracking system

Officials say the system, which delivers real-time fleet data layered with geographic map information, helps companies determine capacity enhancements, improve fuel efficiency, optimize routes and share interactive transportation maps on the web.

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