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Managementby StaffJuly 31, 2012

Versatrans solution manages ridership fee payments

Versatrans Pay to Ride from Tyler Technologies Inc. provides tools to handle billing, invoicing and payment processing, all through a web-based interface for school districts and the families of their students. Multiple payment options are available, and enrollment plans are customizable.

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Safetyby StaffJuly 31, 2012

3 boys charged with school bus vandalism

The boys are accused of driving eight buses around a Delaware lot, damaging 15 vehicles, perimeter fence and gates. Damage is estimated at more than $22,500.

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Managementby StaffJuly 31, 2012

District transportation director dies suddenly

After attending his sons' basketball games, Rock Hill (S.C.) Schools Transportation Director Anthony White checks himself into the hospital for side pain and what he thinks is pneumonia. He is declared dead the next morning.

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Managementby StaffJuly 30, 2012

First Student to provide shuttle service to high schoolers

The school bus contractor will transport these students within Lorain (Ohio) City School District for the upcoming school year following the district’s decision to eliminate high school busing due to budget cuts. The cost for the service is $20 per student for the entire school year, and it is being provided free of charge to the district.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonJuly 30, 2012

New school bus seat, ownership shift at SynTec

SynTec Seating Solutions’ new S3C seat, which can be converted between belted and non-belted options, will be available on school buses starting this fall. The company is now fully owned by global seat belt and air bag maker Takata.

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Managementby StaffJuly 26, 2012

Driver-trainer adds new title: CDL examiner

Jim Clary, who drives a school bus and trains other drivers at his Ohio district, qualifies as an examiner to test new truck and bus drivers for their CDL.

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Safetyby StaffJuly 26, 2012

Head of Chinese school sentenced in bus crash

Head of Little Doctor Kindergarten Li Jungang receives seven years in prison for the accident, which killed 19 children and two adults in November. Sixty-four passengers were on board the converted nine-seat freight van when it collided with a truck.

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Safetyby StaffJuly 26, 2012

Bus driver cited for careless driving in fatal crash

Albert Hazen receives the citation after the Florida State Attorney’s Office reviews an investigation report from the Florida Highway Patrol, which finds that no drugs, alcohol or texting were involved, but Hazen was inattentive when he turned into the path of a semitrailer. The assistant state attorney says that nothing leading up to the crash, nor the crash itself, was a criminal offense.

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Maintenanceby StaffJuly 26, 2012

Tire bead breaker is efficient, small

ESCO’s Model 20425 pneumatic truck tire bead breaker allows for a technician to roll the tire/wheel assembly into the unit to break both beads at the same time in seconds, officials say.

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Safetyby StaffJuly 26, 2012

Man run over after grabbing onto bus window, falling

Alex Haskins dies at the scene. He reportedly came to the bus after a relative on board became involved in an altercation with other passengers and called for help.

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