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Alternative Fuelsby StaffNovember 4, 2014

Oregon fleet sees success with propane in cold weather

Bend-La Pine Schools has replaced aging diesel buses with 53 propane Type C school buses, which officials say average 95% reliability.

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Managementby StaffNovember 4, 2014

Student helps save bus driver during emergency

Terence Reid Jr., an 8-year-old student in North Carolina, notices the driver isn’t able to move, calls on the radio for help and directs EMTs to their location. He is being recognized with an Outstanding Citizen award.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffNovember 3, 2014

Batteries stolen from special-needs buses

Suspects stole 32 batteries from 16 Victor Elementary School District special-needs buses in Victorville, California. The theft cost the district approximately $3,500 and each battery is valued at about $110.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffNovember 3, 2014

Updated report on sharing medical info with school transporters

Peggy Burns updates her “Sharing Student Health and Medical Information with School Transporters” report for NASDPTS.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffOctober 31, 2014

District awards Medicaid claiming contract to Accelify

The company’s contract with Alexandria (Va.) City Public Schools includes a system that matches transportation services to billable direct health services to produce valid transportation Medicaid claims.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffOctober 31, 2014

Special-needs student hospitalized after falling from moving bus

New York student A.J. Pediford, 12, opened the emergency door on a school bus, then fell or jumped to the ground and suffered a serious head injury.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffOctober 30, 2014

Maine district replaces 31 diesel buses with propane

Sanford School Department switched to Blue Bird Propane Vision buses because of a short return on investment, ease of fueling, low infrastructure cost and reduced emissions compared to diesel fuel, officials say.

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Managementby StaffOctober 30, 2014

HSM names national market manager for school bus

Dave Anderson is responsible for all sales activities in HSM’s school bus market, which includes school bus seats and seat pads.

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Safetyby Lisa HudsonOctober 30, 2014

#Brake4Buses safety campaign reaches national audience

A media campaign that started in North Carolina is helping to raise awareness of the dangers of stop-arm running.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonOctober 30, 2014

10 killed in school bus danger zone last school year

The latest national survey of school bus loading and unloading fatalities finds that in the 2013-14 school year, six children were killed by passing vehicles, and four were fatally struck by their own bus.

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