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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 8, 2016

Mother Gives Insights on Transporting Students With Service Animals

Kimberly Bish, whose daughter Danielle has a seizure assistance dog, discusses her training efforts with Ohio school bus drivers.

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Newsby StaffNovember 8, 2016

Trans Tech Unveils New Type A School Bus at NAPT Trade Show

The Trans Star is a 20-passenger, dual rear-wheel bus that combines signature aerodynamics with the Ford Transit platform.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserNovember 7, 2016

NAPT Honors Heroism, Skill at Annual Summit

Awards are presented to America’s Best competition winners and to other student transportation professionals for heroism, and their work with special-needs students and in continuing education.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2016

HSM Offers Enhanced Portable Child Restraint

The C.E. White PCR, a five-point restraint system, attaches to school bus seats and accommodates children weighing 20 to 90 pounds.

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Newsby StaffOctober 31, 2016

Wheelchair Securement Supplier Unveils New Floor-Integrated System

AMF-Bruns of America unveils its Hide-A-Way, with restraints fully integrated into the floor, at the NAPT trade show.

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Newsby StaffOctober 28, 2016

New A/C System Designed for Fast Cooling of School Buses

According to Bergstrom, testing found that the Cool Zone system cooled a bus five minutes faster than what is required by Florida and Texas state specs.

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ProductsOctober 25, 2016

Solution Designed to Protect Wheelchair Riders in Rear-End Collisions

A combination of wheelchair and occupant restraints and a headrest and backrest is designed to stabilize passengers in the event of a rear-end collision.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2016

Durham Receives Perfect Inspection Score for Michigan School Bus Fleet

The company receives a score of 100% from Michigan State Police for its fleet of 25 buses that serve Royal Oak School District.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 30, 2016

New Jersey Launches Special-Needs Transportation Training

All school bus drivers and aides in the state have to go through the training program, which was mandated by a bill passed last year.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2016

Student Who Suffers Seizures Rode School Bus Without an Aide

An IEP in 2014 for Emily Quandt of Minnesota stated that she needs a trained person to ride the bus with her to administer medication for life-threatening seizures, but she rode the bus alone last year due to a lack of district staff. An aide will ride on the bus with her this year.

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