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Managementby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 26, 2020

Love the Bus Events Celebrate Pupil Transporters

School bus drivers and other transportation staff members across the U.S. were honored with special meals, cards, and prizes. In addition, longtime pupil transporters received recognition at events.

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Managementby StaffFebruary 26, 2020

Leonard Bus Sales Names New President

Jon Leonard, vice president of Leonard Bus Sales, succeeds his father, Mike, in the leadership role. He will have joint ownership of the company with his four brothers.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 25, 2020

Bills Aiming to Toughen Stop-Arm Running Penalties Advance

Legislation in Utah and Florida proposing to crack down on motorists who violate a stop arm by raising fines and, in Utah’s case, adding compensatory service, moves closer to potentially becoming law.

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Managementby Sadiah Thompson February 25, 2020

California Conference Underscores Relationship Building, Communication

Building relationships for special-needs transportation and effective radio communication were a couple of the key topics covered during the California Association of School Transportation Officials' annual conference in Sacramento.

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Safetyby StaffFebruary 25, 2020

FMCSA's Drug and Alcohol Database IDs Nearly 8K Abuse Violations

The federal agency releases data showing that its Commercial Driver’s License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse detected and identified nearly 8,000 positive substance abuse tests of commercial drivers since Jan. 6.

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Alternative Fuelsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 24, 2020

District Continues Move to All-Electric Fleet with EV Software Supplier

Twin Rivers Unified School District in California is working with Electriphi on charging management and data collection as it plans to transition to an all-electric bus fleet.

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Managementby StaffFebruary 21, 2020

Bendix Announces Technology Training Classes for 2020

Registration is open for the supplier’s Air Brake Training and Advanced Technology Training courses.

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Alternative Fuelsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 20, 2020

3 New Mexico Districts to Receive State's First Propane School Buses

Three school districts have purchased a total of 17 Blue Bird Vision Propane buses.

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Safetyby Sadiah Thompson February 20, 2020

Virginia District to Add Stop Arm, Safety Tech to School Buses

Chesapeake Public Schools will equip more than 500 of its buses with new safety technology, which will include BusPatrol's stop-arm cameras and Zonar’s smart fleet technology.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 19, 2020

Kansas School Bus Company Down One-Third of Staff Due to Flu

Kansas Central School Bus experiences significant driver and staffing shortage due to the virus and had to combine routes to get all students to and from school.

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