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Special Needs Transportationby StaffAugust 3, 2015

Lack of A/C on school buses a concern for New York special-needs students

Last week’s temperatures in the 90s had summer school administrators and parents concerned for students riding buses without air conditioning for long periods of time, particularly those with special needs.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonAugust 3, 2015

Onspot CEO Pat Freyer to retire

Freyer’s career consisted of 13 years with engine manufacturer Cummins and 27 years with automatic tire chain system supplier Onspot.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffJuly 31, 2015

New edition of special-needs transportation manual available

The fifth edition of NAPT’s Transporting Children with Disabilities, authored by Dr. Linda Bluth, provides new and updated information.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonJuly 31, 2015

NHTSA chief: Some ‘unintended consequences’ of school bus seat belts are positive

In an exclusive interview with School Bus Fleet, NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind discusses key points from the agency’s public meeting, and options for what NHTSA may propose this fall.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffJuly 31, 2015

NSTA partners with Autism Society to offer toolkit

The toolkit will provide school bus staff members with information on autism spectrum disorder, signs for early detection and ways to communicate this information to caregivers and parents.

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Safetyby StaffJuly 30, 2015

District to equip school buses with REI stop-arm cameras

Bellevue (Neb.) Public Schools will equip 10 of its 78 school buses with cameras from the supplier. The cameras capture images from multiple angles and can automatically download them to the transportation director’s computer.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonJuly 30, 2015

Express school bus shuttle aims to reduce ride time

A Texas district expects its new service to cut travel time for some middle and high school students from about 45-60 minutes to about 20-30 minutes.

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Maintenanceby StaffJuly 30, 2015

Fleetio launches fuel tracking app for fleets

Fleetio Fuel lets drivers log fuel in seconds using a mobile device. The app provides fleets with comprehensive data, such as cost per mile, mpg and distance between fill-ups.

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Managementby Nicole SchlosserJuly 29, 2015

School bus driver’s international route includes multiple customs visits

Every school day, Dale Westover, a driver for Warroad (Minn.) Public Schools, travels to and from Canada and checks in with U.S. and Canada customs several times.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonJuly 28, 2015

Blue Bird reveals new gasoline Type C school bus

The new bus, to be available in 2016, will run on a Ford 6.8L V10 gasoline engine.

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