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Busby StaffJune 9, 2020

Alliance Bus Group adds safety products to combat COVID-19

The company's system utilizes a 4 step “Green Light” methodology that begins with a thorough decontamination of the vehicle using a true gas that is most effective in penetrating all areas.

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Managementby Nicole SchlosserJune 8, 2020

Trump Signs Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Into Law

The law will extend the June 30 rehiring deadline and the expense forgiveness period, and reduce the 75% payroll ratio requirement.

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Managementby StaffJune 5, 2020

Transfinder Extends Free Communication App Offer

North American school districts can now get Stopfinder Communication free of charge through the end of 2020 instead of the end of this school year.

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Managementby StaffJune 4, 2020

Zonar Releases School Bus Tracking App for Parents

MyView is designed to provide parents and caregivers details and real-time location information for their children’s school buses. The app’s dispatcher portal can also help school districts manage general school bus communications.

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Managementby Nicole SchlosserJune 4, 2020

Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act Passes House, Senate

The proposed federal legislation aims to bolster support to small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program during the COVID-19 pandemic with measures such as eliminating restrictions on non-payroll expenses and extending the rehiring deadline.

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Managementby StaffJune 3, 2020

School Bus Tracking App Offers Easier Management of COVID-19-Related Trips

CalAmp and Synovia’s Here Comes the Bus allows pupil transporters to create designated stops in the app without using routing software.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserJune 2, 2020

School Bus Safety Product Supplier Unveils Temporary Mask Purchase Program

First Light Safety Products’ School PPE Purchase Program aims to provide a guaranteed supply of the masks at below-market prices, after demand outpaced its recent donation of 90,000 masks.

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Managementby StaffMay 29, 2020

First Student Delivers Over 1 Million Meals During School Closures

Drivers from more than 150 of the school bus company’s locations deliver meals and instructional materials during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some also transport medical workers.

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Safetyby StaffMay 29, 2020

Freedman Seating Launches Line of Passenger Protective Equipment

The products are intended to help curb the spread of germs on public and commercial transportation vehicles.

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Safetyby 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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