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Safetyby StaffMarch 31, 2017

2 Students Fatally Struck by Truck While Running Toward School Bus

The 6-year-old boy and 5-year-old girl run into a Virginia road when they see their school bus approaching, yellow lights flashing, in the opposite lane. A tractor-trailer driving in that lane is unable to stop in time. 

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffMarch 31, 2017

Nonprofit Advocate for People With Disabilities Honors Durham

The Arc of Spokane presented the school bus company with the 2017 Champion of the Arc Employer Award for promoting employment among people with developmental disabilities.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonMarch 31, 2017

Report Points to Growth in School Bus Contracting

Outsourcing of school transportation service is one of the fastest-growing areas in government contracting, according to a report by Onvia.

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Managementby StaffMarch 30, 2017

New VP of Sales Named at IC Bus

As Justina Morosin takes another position within parent company Navistar, Ryan Kauffman is appointed to the sales VP role for IC Bus.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffMarch 30, 2017

District Fighting Reinstatement of School Bus Aide Who Allegedly Abused Student

Ruby Taylor of Iowa is reinstated by an arbitrator after her firing for allegedly abusing a special-needs student in 2015. The district wants the decision thrown out, citing evidence of abuse and neglect.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffMarch 30, 2017

New Seat Mount Designed to Secure ‘Escape Artist’ Students

BESI developed the Safe Journey Seat Mount to make safety vests tamper-resistant for students who have difficulty staying seated.

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Maintenanceby StaffMarch 30, 2017

Blue Bird Vision Gasoline School Bus Certified by EPA, CARB

The gasoline-powered Type C school bus, which uses a Ford 6.8L V10 engine, is now certified to the federal standard of 0.20 g/bhp-hr for NOx emissions.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonMarch 30, 2017

Video Captures Car Passing School Bus on Right Side

Greenville County (S.C.) Schools shares footage of a bus driver keeping students out of the path of a car as it speeds along the shoulder on the right side of the bus.

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Managementby StaffMarch 29, 2017

First Student Driver Honored by Alaska Head Start

The Alaska Head Start Association names Jasmine Dirkes its 2016 Bus Driver of the Year for her commitment to the Head Start program. She also serves as operations supervisor.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserMarch 29, 2017

School Bus Driver Accused of Operating Under Influence of Marijuana

Police arrest Ali Mahfuz of Massachusetts for allegedly being under the influence of marijuana before transporting students on a field trip. Students smelled an odor on the bus and reported it to a teacher.

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