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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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Safetyby StaffAugust 17, 2017

Brake Interlocks Installed on More Virginia School Buses

School bus dealer Sonny Merryman equips all Thomas Built school buses in the state with the safety device. Some buses were found to be missing the device in May.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonAugust 17, 2017

Arkansas Launches Back-to-School Bus Safety Campaign

School transportation officials cite stop-arm violation statistics and remind motorists to stop for school buses.

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Managementby StaffAugust 16, 2017

USSC Appoints Sonny Gordon as Regional Sales Manager

Gordon, a transportation industry veteran and former pro football player, will cover the Midwest for United States Seating Co.

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Managementby StaffAugust 15, 2017

Robert Sumwalt Named Chairman of NTSB

Sumwalt’s nomination for a two-year term by President Donald Trump is confirmed by the Senate and he is sworn in. Sumwalt has been serving as the agency’s acting chairman since March 31.

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