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Safetyby StaffJanuary 23, 2012

Survey: 66% support cameras to capture illegal bus passing

The study, which was conducted for Affiliated Computer Services Inc., also shows that 77 percent of the 2,112 adults surveyed agree that school bus drivers are too busy focusing on student safety to record information of vehicles that illegally pass their stopped buses.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 19, 2012

School bus ad bill passes Ky. House

Sponsor Rep. Terry Mills calls it “a simple bill with the sole intent of generating revenue for local school districts.” But some legislators have raised concerns about safety risks and the potential for school-inappropriate ad content.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffJanuary 19, 2012

Blue Bird talks propane at Wis. education event

Reps from the school bus manufacturer and Charter Fuels are on hand during the 2012 Wisconsin State Education Convention this week to discuss the advantages of running school fleets on propane.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 19, 2012

Driver trapped under bus for 50 minutes

While Meridith Cole is inspecting a possible broken tire chain, her bus slides, trapping her face down in the snow underneath the door. A tow truck assists in raising the bus off of Cole, and she is transported to a hospital, and then a medical center, where she was in fair condition on Wednesday.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

Durham employees volunteer for student reading program

Cheryl Tiemann and Eddy Minze of the contractor’s Brenham, Texas, terminal visit a local elementary school each week to serve as mentors in the HOSTS reading intervention program. Tiemann and Minze work with first-graders, reading to them and listening to them read.

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Maintenanceby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

Laser cutters boost quality, efficiency at Thomas Built

The new equipment allows the school bus manufacturer to eliminate five other machines, reorganize work flow and reduce the average time it takes to fabricate parts by about 25 percent.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

Transfinder achieves 13.5% revenue growth in 2011

The school transportation management solutions provider reports that along with the double-digit revenue growth, it added 169 new clients and increased staff to 60 last year.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

District’s bus service unchanged despite funding cuts

Pupil transportation at Ukiah (Calif.) Unified School District will continue this school year without any changes even though the district’s funding for the service has been reduced by $467,000 due to statewide cuts. The district’s reserves are able to absorb the one-time reduction.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

National Bus Sales certified as a women’s business enterprise

The provider of new and used buses receives the certification from the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council Southwest, signifying that the company is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 17, 2012

8 students treated after bus pepper spray incident

The students require medical attention after the substance is accidentally discharged on the bus. A police department spokesman says that to avoid such incidents, students who carry pepper spray should be informed on how to properly use it.

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