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Maintenanceby StaffSeptember 16, 2015

Fleetio partners with Geotab to offer automated vehicle updates

The integration of features from each supplier will allow users to automate odometer updates, diagnostic trouble code handling and fuel location exception reporting.

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Safetyby StaffSeptember 15, 2015

Man on ‘no-fly’ list receives school bus driver’s license

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety said it has no legal reason to deny the license to Amir Meshal, who already has a commercial truck driver’s license and has no disqualifying offenses.

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Safetyby StaffSeptember 15, 2015

Texas school bus crash kills 2 students

The Houston school bus is hit by a motorist, then hits a guardrail, falls off a freeway overpass and lands overturned on the road below. The crash kills two students and injures two others, as well as the bus driver.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffSeptember 15, 2015

Ontario operator launches 20 propane school buses

In addition to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Hammond Transportation points to lower maintenance costs as one of its reasons for buying propane buses.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffSeptember 14, 2015

Special-needs school bus vandalized

A school bus driver in New York found his employer’s bus, which he uses to transport two special-needs students to and from school, with nearly every window broken or shattered after he had parked it in front of a church overnight.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffSeptember 14, 2015

Special-needs transportation costs questioned in audit

A charter school in Pennsylvania spent $239,036 over four years transporting five special-needs students without proper documentation, an audit shows. The school made payments without approved contracts, and did not track how daily rates for students were calculated.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonSeptember 14, 2015

Tennessee district names new director of transportation

Jerry Partlow returns to Wilson County Schools after the firing of Tiffany Lowery, who held the transportation director position for less than a year.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffSeptember 14, 2015

Student with autism found dead in school bus

A 19-year-old student was found dead in an empty school bus in California, and his family believes he was left in the bus all day. He was severely autistic and nonverbal, and may have stayed on the bus because he was waiting for a cue, family members say.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonSeptember 14, 2015

79K vehicles illegally passed school buses in national study

Over 100,000 school bus drivers in 26 states took part in this year’s one-day count of stop-arm violations.

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Managementby StaffSeptember 14, 2015

REMINDER: Nominate a great transportation director

Do you know an exemplary school transportation director who deserves recognition? We’re accepting nominations for Administrator of the Year. The deadline is this Friday, Sept. 18.

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