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Managementby StaffOctober 19, 2010

Missing student found safe

Lok Marcellay, 11, had disappeared after getting off his school bus last week. Police say they found the boy two days later, and he appeared to be in good health. The incident was described as “an alleged abduction by known individuals.”

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffOctober 19, 2010

Diesel event promotes accomplishments, looks to future

The Clean Diesel 10 Conference kicks off in Washington, D.C. The event highlights the significant progress made in the past 10 years to improve air quality through new clean diesel technology.

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Managementby StaffOctober 19, 2010

At 79, veteran bus driver has no plans to retire

Carl Fisher began driving students to school in a 1946 Dodge panel truck when he was 16 years old. Today, he is one of Pleasant Hope (Mo.) Schools' independent contractors, driving high school students to and from classes at the community college.

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Managementby StaffOctober 19, 2010

Riteway Bus honored for clean air efforts

The school bus contractor receives the 2010 Taking Action for Asthma Award from the Wisconsin Asthma Coalition for such practices as establishing an idle reduction program and outfitting buses with emission control equipment. In other news, the company purchases Go Airport Connection, which provides airport shuttle services.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffOctober 18, 2010

Cummins delivers nearly 37,000 SCR-equipped engines

The company's EPA 2010-certified engines are delivering up to 6 percent better fuel economy compared to their 2007 counterparts, customers report. Cummins’ aftertreatment system will be showcased at the Clean Diesel 10 event in Washington, D.C., this week.

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Managementby StaffOctober 18, 2010

New technology captures illegal bus passing incidents

ACS CrossSafe records high-quality footage; the video is watermarked with the time, date, GPS coordinates and other information needed for proving the violation. Affiliated Computer Services, which designed the system, manages the entire reporting process.

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Managementby StaffOctober 18, 2010

Police release images of school bus thief

The search continues for a man who stole a school bus from a district parking lot at 5 a.m. last Thursday. State troopers pursued the vehicle on the freeway, where the bus collided with two vehicles. The bus was found crashed into a tree on a surface street, but the driver had fled the scene.

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Managementby StaffOctober 14, 2010

School transportation workers unionize

Bus drivers and aides as well as crossing guards in Belvidere, Ill., vote to join the Teamsters union. The bargaining unit comprises 162 workers.

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Managementby StaffOctober 14, 2010

Honolulu bus transportation veteran passes away

Donald Gomes got his start at his father's company, Gomes School Bus Service, which is still run by Donald's brother David. Donald's son Louis operates his own school bus company, Ground Transport.

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Managementby StaffOctober 14, 2010

New Hoover Dam bridge will shorten route, reduce traffic congestion

When it opens to traffic next week, the Mike O'Callaghan-Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge will become the western hemisphere's longest single-span concrete arch bridge and one of the tallest in the world.

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