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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2004

School bus contractors share $500,000 retrofit grant

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National School Transportation Association (NSTA) awarded grants totaling $500,000 to six school bus operators at the En...

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2004

Rage Against the Machine: Disarming Hostile People

School bus drivers should not need to worry about being attacked on the job, especially by parents. However, any possible threat to their child's well-being can trigger some parents to do irrational things.

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2004

How to Reduce Your Accident Rate

Accident reduction programs are often implemented after there has been a devastating accident in the operation. To proactively attempt to reduce accid...

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2004

Magda Dimmendaal Named Contractor of Year

Upon starting her first job in pupil transportation 31 years ago, Magda Dimmendaal didn’t expect to become an industry leader. She started as a bus driver before deciding to buy the company she faithfully served, Dousman Transport in Dousman, Wis.

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2004

A Wide-Angle View of Video Surveillance

Video cameras on school buses always seemed like an unnecessary expense to Monica Coburn — until she became the transportation manager of a school dis...

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2004

Extending Safety Margins Around School Buses

It would be easy to take for granted the safety equipment that has become commonplace on the exterior of school buses — stop arms, eight-way light sys...

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2004

Safety in numbers?

Each August, we put together an editorial package that focuses on school bus safety. This year is no exception, but we’ve got a heftier package than n...

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2004

Students, administrators test lap-shoulder belt system

WESTFIELD, Ind. — IMMI, a manufacturer of occupant restraint systems, is concluding a pilot program to test its SafeGuard school bus seats with...

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2004

Kulick resigns NSTA post

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Jeff Kulick has resigned as executive director of the National School Transportation Association (NSTA). His last day was Apr...

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Articlesby StaffJune 1, 2004

Ninth-grader wins state bus safety speech title

OKLAHOMA CITY — With a speech titled “Do I Have to Ride the Bus Today?,” a ninth-grade student won the fifth annual Oklahoma State School Bus S...

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