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Maintenanceby StaffJanuary 26, 2012

Fras-le expands manufacturing capabilities

Fras-le North America Inc. will begin producing heavy-duty lining at its friction manufacturing facility in Prattville, Ala. The expansion will involve the hiring of nearly 100 employees in 2012 and 2013.

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Maintenanceby StaffJanuary 26, 2012

Thomas Built to offer hands-on bus maintenance training

The school bus OEM will hold two sessions of its Thomas Built Institute this year. The first will take place at the company's High Point, N.C., facility April 24-27 and will include hands-on training covering a number of topics.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 25, 2012

Stolen buses in Mo. haven't been found

At least eight school buses have disappeared from five locations in St. Louis County and Jefferson County in the past year. Police have notified the FBI.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 25, 2012

Iowa governor supports stricter illegal bus passing penalties

Loved ones of Kadyn Halverson, who was killed by a pickup truck as she was walking to board her school bus, have been lobbying legislators to pass a bill on the subject. Gov. Terry Branstad has asked the state departments of public safety, education and transportation to work with lawmakers to craft the legislation.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 25, 2012

Student Transportation honored for anti-bullying efforts

The school bus contractor is named 2011 Company of the Year by the nonprofit organization Unique Gifted Loveable You. Student Transportation Inc.'s bullying prevention training programs, which include having drivers maintain a positive bus environment, helped the company earn the accolade.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 24, 2012

Bill would cut Calif. district funding to restore transportation money

Senate Bill 81 would replace the recent $248 million reduction in funding for home-to-school transportation with an across-the-board reduction to all districts equal to about $42 per student. Officials say this would shift the budget burden to suburban districts that don't offer much bus service.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 24, 2012

Bus driver dies following accident in parking lot

Andrea Chapman, who worked for a Pennsylvania bus company, is walking across the company’s lot when she is struck by another driver in his personal vehicle. She later passes away due to head injuries.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 23, 2012

New NAPT project targets service assessment

The association takes aim at the “next big thing” in pupil transportation as work groups develop key performance indicators and other aspects of the metrics project. President Alexandra Robinson says that the goal is to help members provide the best service possible — and then be able to prove it.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 23, 2012

Bus driver resigns after student struck by car

Stephen Wilson is cited with reckless conduct after he reportedly fails to engage his bus' warning lights and stop sign as a student exits the bus and begins to cross the road. The student is struck by the side mirror of a passing car but does not suffer any major injuries.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 23, 2012

Water main break causes sinkhole that traps bus

City crew workers in Bloomington, Ill., patch the water main following last week’s incident wherein the school bus fell into a 4-foot-deep hole after the pavement caved. The driver and passengers on the bus were not injured.

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