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Safetyby StaffMarch 7, 2017

New Stop Arm Designed to Offer More Durability, Cut Maintenance Costs

Safe Fleet’s Specialty Manufacturing brand releases the Defender electric stop arm. Its intelligent drive system enables it to reduce wind flutter and overall maintenance costs, according to the company.

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Managementby StaffMarch 7, 2017

Transit Agency Partners with Ride App Designed for Parents

Tampa Bay (Fla.) Area Regional Transportation Authority’s pilot with PikMyKid will have parents use an app to cut wait times around schools, which reportedly can be up to an hour and a half.

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Safetyby StaffMarch 6, 2017

Kent Tyler Named VP of USSC Group

The bus industry veteran will initially focus his efforts on the company’s fire suppression group, Fogmaker.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffMarch 6, 2017

Propane Council Finds 10% Bump in Propane School Bus Operation, Expands Incentive Program

At the start of 2017, U.S. school districts were operating more than 12,000 propane buses, according to figures from the Propane Education & Research Council.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffMarch 3, 2017

School Bus Driver, Aide Fired After Dropping Autistic Student at Wrong Stop

The New Jersey substitute driver and aide dropped off the 11-year-old girl, who is nonverbal, at a home located nearly 3 miles from her own home.

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Safetyby StaffMarch 3, 2017

Bus Operator GO Riteway Adds New Safety Manager

Steve McKinnon joins the Wisconsin company’s safety team as regional safety manager.

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Special Needs Transportationby Nicole SchlosserMarch 3, 2017

School Bus Mechanic Builds Wheelchair Ramp for Student

Thomas Mitchell, a mechanic and substitute bus driver in Tennessee, built a wheelchair ramp at the home of a special-needs student who rides one of the buses he drives. 

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Safetyby StaffMarch 2, 2017

Student Takes Over Wheel After School Bus Driver Collapses

Jesse Frank of Alabama sees his bus driver’s head roll back and hands fall from the steering wheel. He steers the bus off the road, stops the bus, calls 911, and comforts other students.

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Maintenanceby Thomas McMahonMarch 2, 2017

6 Students Injured as Steam, Coolant Spray Into School Bus

A South Carolina school district says that a coolant supply hose ruptured, causing a hot mixture to release inside the 1999 model year bus.

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Safetyby StaffMarch 1, 2017

New York Stop-Arm Survey Estimates Over 34K Violations

NYAPT’s Feb. 9 survey of illegal school bus passing finds that 890 school bus drivers reported they were passed a total of 607 times. The total estimated illegal passing rate is 34,101 passes for that day.

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