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The director of transportation from Fairport (N.Y.) Central School District is the first to finish all of the National Association for Pupil Transportation's PDS courses, which cover a wide range of pupil transportation topics. Lawrence discusses the benefits of the program in an interview with SBF.
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The Type A school bus manufacturer’s eTrans unit appears at the California School Board Association’s Annual Education Conference and Trade Show on Thursday and Friday. Trans Tech President Dan Daniels says that the company has seen a “great deal” of interest in the bus coming from school districts in the state.
Read More →The HDX leverages a 500MHz LAN card and enables clients to receive system health notifications via text message or e-mail. Other features include four audio-video channels, and a delay function built into its firmware that allows for continued recording up to 999 minutes after the vehicle has been shut down.
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The new final rule prohibits interstate truck and bus drivers from using hand-held cell phones while operating their vehicles. A DOT spokesperson confirms to SBF that for school buses, the rule only applies to private operators that transport students on interstate trips.
Read More →Investigators say William Squire aimed his rifle at a deer but missed, and the bullet struck the bus. He faces charges of reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.
Read More →Robert Sumwalt is sworn in for his second five-year term as a board member of the National Transportation Safety Board. He calls public service “truly one of the highest callings in the land.”
Read More →Batteries were stolen and cables were cut on 26 to 28 Metropolitan School District of Warren Township buses over the weekend, forcing the closure on Monday. Superintendent Dr. Peggy Hinckley says that district officials learned that the thefts and vandalism may be related to other, similar thefts that occurred over the weekend.
Read More →The school bus manufacturer presents its 2011 Dealer of the Year Award to Ross Bus and Equipment Sales of Louisiana. The company also recognizes dealerships with regional, “Best in Bus” and service awards.
Read More →With independenceIT’s Total Freedom Workspace, a cloud-based information technology infrastructure, officials say the school bus contractor allocates less than 1 percent of revenues to its information technology operations. In addition, the company can incorporate nearly 50 business applications into the cloud infrastructure, and it helps to streamline mergers and acquisitions, as well as audits.
Read More →The Texas Transportation Institute study describes congestion problems in 328 corridors over a variety of times. Not only were these roads found to have more stop-and-go traffic than others, but they were also much less predictable.
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