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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2011

New small bus line unveiled

Starcraft’s second-generation Type As are available on Ford or GM chassis and come with a three-year, 36,000-mile warranty. Starcraft General Manager David Wright discusses the new school and activity buses in an interview with SBF.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 1, 2011

247Security offers TouchDown video management training

Stopping in 23 cities and towns, the TouchDown Training Camp will be presented to school bus professionals interested in improved video management aimed at creating safer operations while lowering costs.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2011

Blue Bird: 2010 emission-compliant bus sales exceed 5,000

The manufacturer says that customers are seeing fuel economy savings with its school buses equipped with SCR to meet the EPA standards. An Indiana transportation director gives details on his district’s experience with the technology.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2011

Utah school bus advertising bill rejected

The House votes 27 to 44 against the legislation, which would have allowed school districts to sell advertising space on the exterior of school buses. Representatives feel that the advertisements could have caused safety and legal problems for school systems.

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StatisticsJanuary 29, 2011

U.S. State-by-State Transportation Statistics 2010-2011

Provides a breakdown of information for each of the 50 states, including the number of K-12 public and private school students transported daily, the number of school buses in each state and the total state aid paid for pupil transportation.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2011

Collins employee earns national safety award

Since Mike Strickland joined the Type A bus manufacturer, its recordable injury rate and DART rate have dropped by 47 percent and 73 percent, respectively. KellerOnline and OH&S Magazine name Strickland the 2010 Safety Professional of the Year.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2011

Device designed to eliminate bus rear wheel danger zone gap

Public Transportation Safety International Corp. has developed the Minimize Danger Zone Shield, which is a one-piece BASF polyurethane guard that company officials say acts as a safeguard in front of the dual rear wheels of a school bus. The shield mounts to the side panel of the bus.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 26, 2011

School bus driver detains burglary suspect

The driver catches a man breaking into his bus on Tuesday and calls the local sheriff’s office. Deputies who respond to the call discover that the man fits the description of the suspect from another burglary earlier in the day.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 26, 2011

Student arrested for school bus bomb threat

The eighth-grader tells the other students on his school bus that he has a bomb, and firefighters and police are called in and evacuate the students. Authorities confirm that the threat was false, and the student is taken into custody.

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