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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2012

Driver says she took sleeping pill on day of accident

Former school bus driver Lynn McGlothlin was charged with reckless driving after she drove up on a curb and rear-ended a truck with her bus. McGlothlin says she accidentally took a generic form of Ambien instead of her thyroid medicine.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 22, 2012

Tenn. bill would let bus drivers use force

The state House passes legislation that would authorize school bus drivers to hold students accountable for disorderly conduct. Bus drivers and other school personnel could use “reasonable force when necessary … to correct or restrain a student or prevent bodily harm or death to another person.”

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 22, 2012

45K trained in school transportation security program

School Bus First Observer has instructed tens of thousands of drivers and other pupil transportation personnel on identifying and reporting suspicious activities. Program Manager Charles Hall says that the industry has “much to be proud of.”

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2012

Bill calls for stricter bus-passing penalties nationwide

Rep. Bruce Braley introduces legislation at the federal level that would require Iowa’s new penalties for motorists who illegally pass stopped school buses to apply to all states in the country. States that fail to adopt the standards would face losing 10 percent of federal highway funding each year.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2012

Ala. bill would restrict school bus driver cell phone use

Under the legislation, bus drivers would only be permitted to use their phones to call in medical concerns, or if the bus is parked or secure on the side of the road.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2012

Zonar adds fuel to its GPS reporting

The company has added new patent-pending technology to its HD-GPS reporting that takes fuel into account. Officials say Zonar's vehicle telematics platforms will now not only determine sample rates based on geographical data, but also fuel consumption.

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Newsby StaffMarch 20, 2012

Student Transportation awarded 2 new contracts

Officials for the company and its subsidiary Student Transportation of Canada Inc. say the contracts, which are each for five years, will add approximately 200 vehicles, $9 million Canadian in revenue on an annualized basis and include fuel price mitigation clauses.

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ArticlesMarch 20, 2012

Achieving inventory efficiency

Adjusting your parts inventory to fulfill the needs of your technicians and to address the repairs that occur most will help bus maintenance and parts ordering in your shop run smoothly.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 20, 2012

Carroll retires, new Minn. state director named

Lt. Brian Reu is appointed the director of the state Office of Pupil Transportation Safety after Lt. Ed Carroll's retirement. Reu discusses his new role with SBF.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2012

United Educators offers school bus safety training

Bus driver safety training modules will be offered at no cost to more than 1,500 school districts insured or reinsured by United Educators Insurance, under a new partnership between the firm and the School Bus Safety Co.

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