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Safetyby StaffDecember 11, 2014

90 bus batteries stolen from Georgia school district

In some cases, a dozen batteries were taken at a time from DeKalb County School District in the ongoing thefts. Police have a picture of the suspect’s vehicle driving out of one of the bus yard lots moments after batteries were stolen.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonDecember 11, 2014

School bus sales up 4% in 2014

Total school bus sales rose to 37,663 units. Sales in the North American market have increased for the past three years in a row.

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Managementby StaffDecember 10, 2014

Cloud-based application offers bus management tools

The Sunray program includes transportation-related features, such as bus stop and student management, bus mapping, routing and optimization.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffDecember 10, 2014

Free webinar to discuss CNG benefits

On Jan. 29, Collins Bus and Westport will discuss key considerations for adopting compressed natural gas (CNG) buses. They will also share details on the new NEXBUS Type A CNG Collins bus.

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Safetyby StaffDecember 9, 2014

Driver refuses drug test after minor accident, loses job

Stewart County Schools in Dover, Tennessee, terminated Bruce Siders’ employment after he said he refused the screening, required by school board policy following any bus accident. No one was injured and there was no indication Siders was under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the accident, officials say.

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Managementby StaffDecember 9, 2014

STA to expand service to Missouri

The contractor will provide Columbia Public Schools with 212 new school vehicles. The contract marks the company's first operations in the state.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonDecember 9, 2014

Festive school bus wins award in Christmas parade

Humble (Texas) Independent School District adorned a bus with Christmas lights, reindeer antlers and other decorations for a local parade, and the team took home a top honor.

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Safetyby StaffDecember 8, 2014

Blue Bird offers electronic stability control system

The Bendix Electronic Stability Program is now available as an option on Blue Bird’s All American and Vision buses.

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Safetyby StaffDecember 8, 2014

Driver rescues nearly 40 children from burning bus

Kristina Behrman of Davenport, Florida, called 911 when she saw smoke coming from the back of the bus as she was driving students to school. She got the students to evacuate the bus just before it burst into flames.

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Safetyby StaffDecember 6, 2014

School bus crossing light allowed in Nevada

Nevada becomes the sixth state to allow Gardian Angel, which uses a white flood light to illuminate the path for students to cross the street.

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