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As a result of budget shortfalls, Duval County Public Schools cut all bus service to and from magnet schools this summer. The contractor is operating eight magnet school routes for the district.
Read More →Council Bluffs, Iowa, experiences heavy rain and the school bus stalls after the driver goes through water that is deeper than it seems. Lewis Central Community Schools officials say it’s unclear whether any action will be taken against the driver, as they have not yet talked to the driver about the incident.
Read More →John Fothergill notices something is wrong under the hood of his school bus while on a route and stops. Officials at the Iowa district where he works thank Fothergill for safely evacuating the students on board before flames came up under the engine compartment onto the windshield.
Read More →The school bus routing software provider expands its quality assurance team to include Betsy Edson as quality assurance manager, Sean Klemme as quality assurance specialist and John Adams, who was promoted from technical support specialist to quality assurance specialist.
Read More →Shiquita D. Reed is convicted of disorderly conduct for an incident on May 17 in which she blocked a school bus with her car and yelled profanity at the bus driver, telling him he couldn't keep her daughter off the bus. The day before, Reed brandished a gun at the bus stop. She told police it was because another student had teased her daughter.
Read More →Rockland Board of Cooperative Educational Services in West Nyack, N.Y., put into service the two vehicles from Collins Bus Corp. last week. The buses were purchased through a New York State Energy Research and Development Authority award funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Clean Cities program.
Read More →With the start of the school year, the School District of Collier County (Fla.) is sending its transportation trainers to elementary schools to deliver important bus safety messages to kindergartners. The first-time riders practice a bus pickup and are given a guide to take home.
Read More →The companies partner to improve fleets’ ability to manage employee cell phone use while driving.
Read More →Julia Hughes receives a safe driving certificate from the California Highway Patrol and a pin from the district for becoming the first school bus driver for Kern County Superintendent of Schools to achieve both milestones. Transportation Services Director Paul Linder says that Hughes "has always been very professional, is an absolute delight to work with and does it all with a smile on her face."
Read More →Drivers can use Concept Communications Co.'s Gas/Diesel Mitt for fueling and then dispose of it after use. All the grime and residual fuel gets thrown away with the mitt, keeping the driver's hands clean, according to the company.
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