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Safetyby StaffSeptember 8, 2016

Student Fatally Struck By School Bus

As a 12-year-old boy in Wisconsin walks home from the first day of school, he crosses an intersection and is hit and killed by a school bus, which is making a turn into the intersection.

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Managementby StaffSeptember 8, 2016

Transportation Staff Trains on Safety, Special Needs

Shenendehowa Central School District’s safety refresher covers such issues as hazard communication, transporting special-needs students, and how to prevent dragging incidents.

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Managementby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

Virginia Association for Pupil Transportation Elects New Leader

James Lash, associate director of transportation for the York County School Division, will serve a two-year term as president of VAPT.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

Partnership Aims to Increase Efficiency in Electric Buses

Electric vehicle manufacturer Adomani will beta test UQM Technologies’ drivetrain for greater performance and efficiency in heavy-duty vehicles.

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Managementby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

Navistar Forms Alliance With VW Truck & Bus

Volkswagen Truck & Bus will take a 16.6% stake in Navistar, parent company of school bus manufacturer IC Bus. The alliance includes technology collaboration and a procurement joint venture.

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Managementby StaffSeptember 6, 2016

District’s Routes to Start on Time Despite Bus Fire

Thanks to several districts across Washington loaning buses, Puyallup School District runs routes on the first day of school as planned despite a recent fire that destroyed 20 buses.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonSeptember 1, 2016

Feds’ Proposal Would Mandate Speed Limiters on Large Buses

New commercial vehicles, including school buses, with a GVWR of more than 26,000 pounds would have to be equipped with devices that cap their speed.

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Safetyby StaffSeptember 1, 2016

New York Association Reminds Motorists to Stop for School Buses

The New York Association for Pupil Transportation advises the public that 2.3 million children will be riding buses statewide, and that state law requires all vehicles to come to a full stop when approaching a school bus that has its red lights flashing.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonSeptember 1, 2016

High Schooler Killed in School Bus Crash With Truck

In Valdosta, Georgia, a tractor-trailer carrying metal beams collides with a school bus. More than a dozen students are injured in the crash — one fatally.

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Managementby StaffAugust 31, 2016

School Bus Drivers, Students Communicate, Collaborate on Behavior Rules

The Peaceful School Bus program at two Connecticut schools brings drivers and students together to discuss rules for behavior on the bus, aiming to create a cooperative relationship between them.

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