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Managementby StaffJanuary 10, 2011

District investigates incident involving knife set on bus

The superintendent for the Ohio district says that the knives were part of a cutlery set that was being sold for a school booster’s fundraiser, and some were sent home with students. No one was injured in the incident.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 7, 2011

New Jersey governor approves bus advertising bill

Gov. Chris Christie has signed into law legislation that will allow school districts statewide to place advertisements on the exterior sides of their buses. Fifty percent of any revenue generated by the sale of advertising space will be used by districts’ boards of education to offset the cost of fuel for providing pupil transportation services.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffJanuary 6, 2011

Texas district receives $2M to purchase propane buses

Houston Independent School District receives a total of $2,120,500 from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Railroad Commission of Texas to help buy the buses. The money will fund 70 percent of the cost, with the district covering the rest.

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Maintenanceby StaffJanuary 6, 2011

South Carolina buys buses from Alabama district

The state's Department of Education purchases 24 buses to replace its aging fleet. It marks the third time that South Carolina has bought used school buses in the past six years.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffJanuary 6, 2011

Obama signs Diesel Emissions Reduction Act

The program, which provides funds to reduce emissions from school buses and other diesel vehicles, is reauthorized for another five years. An industry official calls it "one of the most important clean air initiatives passed by Congress in recent years."

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Managementby StaffJanuary 5, 2011

Durham School Services acquires New Jersey contractor

Durham has begun integrating Vogel Bus Company Inc., which serves 40 customers throughout the state with a fleet of approximately 195 buses. Officials say the acquisition will allow Durham to increase market presence in New Jersey and continue to achieve growth goals.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 5, 2011

Revised clean air rule still concerns pupil transporters

Among the changes to the California Air Resources Board’s Truck and Bus Regulation is the amount of time that school bus operations have to get their buses to comply with emissions-control technology percentage limits. A member of the state’s School Transportation Coalition discusses with SBF the organization’s problems with the regulation, including its view that it creates an unfunded mandate for school districts.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffJanuary 5, 2011

Alternative fuel tax credits extended through 2011

One credit covers up to 30 percent of the cost of installing propane and CNG fueling stations. Another is a 50-cent per gallon credit for propane and CNG.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 5, 2011

Missouri governor may reduce funding for bus service

As one school district eliminates service for several hundred students due to a substantial cut in the amount of state aid for school buses and transportation this school year, Gov. Jay Nixon says that under his proposed 2011 budget, funding for buses and transportation is on a “watch list” for potential budget cuts.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffJanuary 4, 2011

Winner named for special-needs conference scholarship

American Logistics will fund an all-expenses paid trip for Diane Clinkscales, transportation and facilities coordinator for a Head Start operation in Oregon, to attend the 2011 National Conference and Exhibition on Transporting Students With Disabilities and Preschoolers.

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