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Police in Geneseo, N.Y., encountered Manon Coyne after she had transported five students to summer school. She allegedly had a blood alcohol content of .24%. The New York Association for Pupil Transportation says that "if all the charges are proven true, her actions were inexcusable and put the lives of the children on her school bus at risk."
Read More →The School Bus Safety Handbook: Choosing and Using Child Safety Restraint Systems and Wheelchairs from Safe Ride News Publications is an updated and expanded edition of its 2009 publication. Officials say it is designed for people at all levels within the pupil transportation industry, and it includes information on school bus features that affect the installation of child safety restraint systems and how to determine the best type of restraint system, among other topics.
Read More →The company will outfit three racers’ wheelchairs with backpacks and provide promotional materials for the rehabilitation centers where the trio visit at each race location during the 50 Ability Marathons. Racers Paul Erway, Grant Berthiaume and Aaron Roux are attempting to compete in 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 weeks to raise money for the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
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Gov. Neil Abercrombie signs two bills that are expected to help the state more efficiently manage its student transportation system. Under one of the measures, the Hawaii Department of Education will not need to require school bus contractors to certify that they pay the same wages as public officers and employees.
Read More →Innovative Products of America’s Tire Comparator (Type II) provides an easy method of ensuring that mated tires are within tolerance, helping to ensure better fuel economy and longer tread life, officials say. To use the tool, fleet professionals can hold it against the tire and slide it across the tread for a pass/fail result.
Read More →The fee will be higher starting with the upcoming school year. The South Sioux City (Neb.) district is looking for a way to balance its transportation budget; it was only reimbursed by the state for half of the nearly $570,000 that was spent on busing last school year.
Read More →The vice president of sales for Easy Way Safety Services got his start in the industry when he was asked to become involved in manufacturing seat covers and safety vests for the company. In a letter announcing his retirement, he writes that he relishes the friendships he’s made, and he’ll miss those friendships.
Read More →During the 2012-13 school year, police in New Britain, Conn., issued 88 illegal-passing citations as part of an enforcement program using the Redflex Student Guardian system. Four local school buses are equipped with the camera system.
Read More →The routing software provider and the installation company are business partners, and officials say both companies have hired more employees in recent months to handle the increased demand for their services. EDULOG has been steadily hiring since April, and Alpha Communications is increasing the size of its hardware installation team by 38% this summer.
Read More →The Propane-Powered Vision unit will be delivered to Student Transportation of America’s Omaha, Neb., terminal next week during the tour, which will raise awareness of propane as a clean, safe, cost-effective and efficient alternative fuel for school bus use. The bus is the last in a landmark order of 434 propane Vision units that the contractor made last year.
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