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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 28, 2020

NASDPTS Releases New Position Paper on 3-Point Belts

The paper details the reasons for the association’s support for seat belts, common objections to adding them to school buses, and guidance on making the decision to require lap-shoulder belts in new buses.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 26, 2020

COVID-19 Survey: Pupil Transporters Contend With Staffing Adjustments, Routing Concerns

Conducted by School Bus Fleet, findings include adjusting personnel duties, some downsizing due to school closures, and significantly boosted cleaning routines. Respondents anticipate major routing changes as schools reopen.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Nicole SchlosserMay 26, 2020

10 Keys for Contractors to Protect Business During COVID-19

Crucial practices include educating and negotiating with districts to continue compensation while buses aren’t running, following safety procedures consistently, and keeping abreast of loan and legal resources, experts say.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 21, 2020

CDC Releases Guidance for Reopening Schools, Social Distancing on School Buses

The recommendations include seating one student every other row, increased cleaning and disinfecting of buses, and drivers wearing cloth masks.  

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2020

New Zonar Inspection Reporting Feature Aims to Aid in School Bus Cleaning

The supplier’s EVIR solution has a new electronically verifiable configuration designed to help ensure that each step in the cleaning and disinfecting process takes place before and after every trip.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 13, 2020

Webinar Advises Contractors on Getting Paid, Protecting Business

School Bus Fleet’s recent webinar, “Getting Paid, Staying Afloat: How Contractors Can Cope With the COVID Shutdown” is now available online.

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Newsby StaffMay 13, 2020

National Pupil Transportation Associations Launch Return-to-School Task Force

The Student Transportation Aligned for Return To School (STARTS) Task Force will be a collaboration among NASDPTS, NAPT, and the NSTA, to research, review, and report on matters relating to COVID-19.

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Newsby StaffMay 12, 2020

Thomas Built Buses Honors Top Dealers of 2019

Sonny Merryman Inc. of Evington, Va., is named the 2019 Dealer of the Year, the sixth win for its team since the awards were established in 1986.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 11, 2020

School Bus Safety Product Supplier Donates 90K Masks to Pupil Transporters

First Light Safety Products is donating the disposable masks to the school transportation industry, distributing most of them through the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 11, 2020

Collins Bus Parent REV Group Sells Shuttle Businesses, Boosts School Bus Focus

The specialty vehicle brand manufacturer sells its Michigan- and Kansas-based shuttle manufacturing businesses, and “doubles down” on producing school buses and MFSABs.

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