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Managementby StaffJuly 10, 2013

EDULOG and Alpha Communications grow business, teams

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.

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Managementby StaffJuly 10, 2013

STA to receive Blue Bird bus during Propane Road Tour

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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Managementby StaffJuly 10, 2013

Texas bus driver honored by school risk program

The nonprofit Property Casualty Alliance of Texas names Joe Page its Texas Bus Driver of the Year. The Nacogdoches Independent School District driver receives a plaque and a check for $1,000.

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Managementby StaffJuly 9, 2013

District to use Disney tram-like audio messages in buses

Myrtle Beach, S.C.-based Horry County Schools is modifying audio messages designed for Disney World trams to use in 10 buses this fall to cut down on student discipline problems. Students will hear soothing music, safety messages and location alerts.

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Managementby StaffJuly 8, 2013

Thomas Built honors top dealer trainers

Ali Rampartab of Matthews Bus Sales in Orlando, Fla., is named the school bus manufacturer’s 2012 Dealer Trainer of the Year at an annual dealer meeting for providing hands-on service maintenance and training to his customers in New York and Florida. Regional winners are also recognized.

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Safetyby StaffJuly 8, 2013

$23M set for South Carolina school bus replacements

Jay Ragley with the state Department of Education says that with the new funds, each district should get at least one bus. Money in the state’s budget to pay for the school buses will come from different sources, such as lottery funding.

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Managementby StaffJuly 8, 2013

‘Bus Buddies’ program helps young riders find stops

Under Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District’s program, volunteers from within the district assist during afternoon bus rides, ensuring that elementary students disembark the bus at their correct stop during the first three days of the school year. The program reportedly helps to reduce students’ stress.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonJuly 8, 2013

School bus crossing visual catching on in other states

The Steffi Crossing Enhancer, invented by longtime New York school bus driver Victoria DeCarlo, can help students see the driver's hand signal when crossing the street. DeCarlo tells SBF that "thousands" of Steffis are now in use across the nation.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffJuly 3, 2013

Sunrise Transportation adds 25 propane Blue Birds to fleet

The purchase of the Propane-Powered Vision school buses will enable the contractor to offer the students and community of Chicago environmentally friendly transportation while delivering operational savings, officials say.

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Managementby StaffJuly 3, 2013

6 Minnesota bus drivers win Transportation Specialist Awards

The drivers were nominated by their supervisors as people who exemplify the “best of the best” in school transportation. In addition to the award, a $1,000 check was awarded in each driver’s name to go toward a scholarship fund for deserving youth.

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