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Newsby StaffOctober 7, 2010

School bus trainer saves choking student

Oscar Juracan noticed that a boy on the bus was not breathing, and the trainer quickly responded to perform abdominal thrusts on the elementary student. Spring (Texas) ISD requires all of its trainers to take a CPR course.

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Newsby StaffOctober 5, 2010

First Student exec joins NSC board

Linda Burtwistle, president of the school bus contractor, will serve a two-year term as a National Safety Council board member, where she will help to oversee the organization’s strategic direction and finances. In related news, the organization honored First Student safety manger Lydell Banks for developing and implementing programs to improve safety at his New Orleans location.

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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2010

NSTA: Statement from AFL-CIO contains 'reckless characterizations'

NSTA presents counterpoints to several assertions from a recent statement by the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO. Topics include regulatory oversight, emissions standards, unemployment insurance benefits, background checks and special-needs training.

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2010

247Security offers new fleet management system

With TouchDown, users can manage all elements of video without pulling footage from hard drives. The solution also provides a complete GPS track record of vehicles’ activities and G-Force information is collected continually, not just when an event occurs.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2010

Police investigating suspicious object placed underneath school bus

The Gwinnett County (Ga.) Police Department received a call from a passerby reporting that she observed a female exit her vehicle and place an object underneath a school bus as it was stopped for traffic at an intersection. Police, FBI and fire officials are investigating the incident.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2010

IC Bus unveils new shuttle bus

The AC Series is the first fully integrated small shuttle bus from the manufacturer.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2010

Thermo King offers new rooftop A/C unit

The Slim Line Rooftop system for school and shuttle buses features an ultralow design for space and energy savings. It can be installed in the middle of a bus for more uniform air flow and the unit’s configuration allows for 90 percent of maintenance to be performed from inside the bus.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2010

Durham School Services wins Mississippi contract

The contractor began providing student transportation services to Hinds County School District on Aug. 11. The 105 new buses are equipped with air conditioning systems, GPS, video cameras and electronic child-check reminder systems to help ensure student safety.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2010

Children hit by passing cars in similar accidents last week

Two illegal passing incidents occurred on Friday last week: one in Indiana, one in North Carolina. In both cases, the children struck by oncoming vehicles survived. In Indiana, the 18-year-old motorist is said to have been using her cell phone at the time of the accident.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2010

Video: District plans bus loop redesign to improve safety

Hyde Park (N.Y.) Central School District has created an information page on its Website featuring its proposed plan to redesign the bus loop at its middle school. The page includes minutes from public input meetings and a video illustrating the district's motivations for the redesign.

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