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Special Needs Transportationby Thomas McMahonApril 23, 2015

EpiPen bill for school bus drivers advances

The Pennsylvania House passes the bill, which aims to ensure training and protections for bus drivers who administer epinephrine autoinjectors to students suffering an allergic reaction.

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Safetyby StaffApril 23, 2015

Police crack down on unlicensed ‘school bus’ businesses

Police in New Jersey issued nine summonses to drivers who were allegedly using their personal vehicles to transport groups of children to school as a business venture without being licensed to operate their vehicle in a commercial capacity.

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Managementby StaffApril 23, 2015

Optronics named sole lighting supplier for Collins Bus

With the move, the Type A school bus manufacturer consolidates lighting purchases, transitioning from six lighting suppliers to one.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffApril 22, 2015

Study: School bus emission reductions can cut absences

Use of clean fuels and updated pollution control measures in school buses can result in fewer student absences, according to a university study.

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Safetyby StaffApril 22, 2015

STI celebrates ‘Employee Appreciation Week’

The school transportation company is honoring its employees with celebratory meals, prize raffles, award ceremonies and a video message from CEO Denis Gallagher.

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Managementby StaffApril 20, 2015

Bus driver defends actions in confrontation with bicyclist

A South Portland (Maine) School Department driver who was summonsed after an argument with a bicyclist in which he briefly trapped his hand in the door when he started to drive away, said the bicyclist got aggressive.

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Maintenanceby StaffApril 20, 2015

Fleetio offering third-party software integration

The fleet management software supplier launched an application programming interface, which will let customers leverage Fleetio data, such as vehicle records and maintenance logs, in other software applications.

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Safetyby StaffApril 18, 2015

County's School Bus Driver of the Year is accident-free

The annual award in Dutchess County, New York, goes to Barbara DeLong, who has been transporting students safely for more than 29 years.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonApril 17, 2015

Operation Safe Stop targets school bus safety in N.Y.

Transportation officials, police officers and other leaders in New York hold events to publicize the dangers of illegally passing stopped school buses.

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Managementby StaffApril 16, 2015

Study: Cutting school buses would increase carpool traffic

Hoover (Ala.) City Schools would likely have seen afternoon pickup times almost double at about one-quarter of its schools if it had moved forward with a plan to eliminate school bus service.

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