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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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Managementby Nicole SchlosserMay 27, 2020

Reminder: Enter School Bus Fleet’s Photo Contest

Two winners will each receive a $50 cash prize. Entries must be received by June 11.

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Sponsoredby SBF Promotions StaffMay 27, 2020

[WEBINAR] Using Technology to Improve Special Needs Transport

Discover how active suspension technology can improve special needs transport. 

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Managementby StaffMay 27, 2020

Dean Transportation, Independent Bookstore Launch Virtual ‘Story Time’

The Michigan-based school bus company partners with Schuler Books to present the Dean Transportation Story Time Series. Bus drivers read children’s books in videos on the school bus company’s Facebook page.

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Managementby 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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Safetyby 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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