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Maintenanceby StaffDecember 10, 2019

Winners Named in 2019 America’s Best Competition

The event, which was held Dec. 6 to 8, in Cypress, Texas, featured 24 competitors from 16 different states.

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Alternative Fuelsby Nicole SchlosserDecember 10, 2019

Illinois District Orders 3 Electric School Buses

Triad Community Unit School District #2 will receive the buses, which were sold by Creative Bus Sales and will be built by Starcraft Bus. The buses are funded by the state’s second round of VW settlement funds. 

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Managementby StaffDecember 9, 2019

NexTraq Introduces Vehicle Incident Camera System

The company’s Dashcam provides downloadable videos, real-time alerts, and live GPS location services before, during, and after a vehicle incident.

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Managementby Sadiah Thompson December 9, 2019

School Bus Driver Refuses to Let Student Board, is Placed on Leave

A video posted on social media shows the Texas driver driving the bus forward while the student stands in front of the bus asking to be let on board.

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Safetyby Sadiah Thompson December 6, 2019

Child Left Alone on School Bus Before it Catches Fire

The child is able to safely evacuate the bus before it is engulfed in flames. The fire was apparently caused by a faulty wire near the bus’s engine, a district official said.

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Alternative Fuelsby Sadiah Thompson December 5, 2019

Los Angeles District Approves Clean Energy Resolution

The fourth-largest district school bus fleet in the U.S., according to School Bus Fleet's research, commits to transitioning to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2040.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserDecember 5, 2019

No Charges for School Bus Driver Who Crashed Into Ditch

Jonathan Gates of Oregon was found not to be under the influence of controlled substances after he was arrested for allegedly driving while impaired in the November crash. 

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Safetyby StaffDecember 4, 2019

NAPT Submits Comments to NHTSA on Rear Seat Belt Warning Systems

The National Association for Pupil Transportation’s concerns address bus driver responsibility and how that might exacerbate driver shortage, and the extra time the systems would add to bus trips.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffDecember 3, 2019

Connecticut Approves $1.7M in VW Funds for New School Buses

The state’s second round of Volkswagen settlement funding will be used to support a total of 15 clean air projects that will reportedly reduce almost 68 tons of nitrogen oxide emissions.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserDecember 2, 2019

South Carolina Bill Would Toughen School Bus Passing Penalties

H4696 would considerably raise penalties for illegally passing school buses and allow the state to overrule decisions made on the locations of some school bus stops.

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