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Safetyby StaffAugust 22, 2017

Man Allegedly Tries to Force Way Onto School Bus

William Jared Richardson of South Carolina is arrested for reportedly running in front of a school bus and grabbing the mirror while the bus was in motion.

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Managementby StaffAugust 22, 2017

Thomas Built Buses Dealer Schetky Northwest Certified for Platinum Support

Schetky Northwest Bus Sales sees improvements in efficiency and customer experience through the certification program for Thomas dealers.

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Managementby StaffAugust 21, 2017

First Student Acquires Illinois School Bus Company

First Student expands services in the state with the acquisition of Chicago-based Falcon Transportation.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonAugust 21, 2017

Survey Shows Breadth of Back-to-School Prep for School Transportation

New York Association for Pupil Transportation members cite a variety of summer tasks, from recruiting new school bus drivers to finalizing routes.

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Managementby StaffAugust 21, 2017

STI Forms School Transportation Group, Appoints President

Patrick Vaughan will lead the new group to focus on Student Transportation Inc.’s core school contracted transportation.

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Maintenanceby Nicole SchlosserAugust 21, 2017

School Bus Maintenance Director to Retire After 44 Years

Ricky Courtwright, the director of vehicle maintenance at Marion County (Ky.) Public Schools, will retire in December. 

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonAugust 18, 2017

Kansas Report Shows 30 Days of School Bus Stop-Arm Violations

The lengthy survey counted nearly 10,000 illegal passes of school buses in Kansas in 30 school days.

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Managementby Nicole SchlosserAugust 18, 2017

Hawaii Makes Progress on Addressing School Bus Driver Shortage

School bus companies in the state restore one bus route and hire several more CDL-licensed drivers. They are temporarily offering hiring bonuses and increased wages to mitigate bus driver shortage.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffAugust 17, 2017

School Bus Driver Accused of Leaving Special-Needs Student on Bus

Video reportedly shows that the Connecticut driver did not conduct a child check and left a 6-year-old alone on the bus. He is charged with risk of injury to a minor and second-degree reckless endangerment.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonAugust 17, 2017

NHTSA Report Puts School Bus Fatality Data in Perspective

From 2006 to 2015, there were 324,710 fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Of those, 0.4% were classified as being related to school transportation.

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