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Managementby StaffDecember 8, 2009

Collins Bus becomes NJCAA sponsor

In a three-year agreement, member schools of the National Junior College Athletic Association will receive "most favored customer" status and associated discounts from Collins Bus.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffDecember 8, 2009

First 2010 emissions-compliant IC buses delivered

A Mississippi district receives 28 IC Bus CE Series school buses equipped with EPA-certified MaxxForce DT Advanced EGR engines from Navistar.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffDecember 7, 2009

Feds give guidance on special-needs transportation

New Q&A document from the U.S. Department of Education provides clarification on IDEA regulations for transporting students with disabilities. Topics covered include communication, mainstreaming on regular routes and climate control on buses.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffDecember 7, 2009

D.C. petitions for control of pupil transportation system

In a court filing, city officials reportedly lauded D.C. Public Schools Transportation Administrator David Gilmore for establishing a well-run school bus system and believe it is time to return control to local authorities. The city hopes to have control of the transportation system, which only serves special-needs students, by July 2010.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffDecember 7, 2009

Bus aide fired for misconduct

The aide, who worked for a Maryland school district, reportedly held a special-needs boy’s head out the window of his moving school bus following a discipline problem. The district’s transportation director may increase training for bus drivers and aides in light of the incident.

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Safetyby StaffDecember 4, 2009

Driver keeps kids safe at shooting scene

Dave Emerson tells SBF that his extensive training kicked in as he arrived at a bus stop where two girls’ mother had been shot. The board of his Indiana school district honored him last week for his decisive response to the tragedy.

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Maintenanceby StaffDecember 4, 2009

Blue Bird offers new cleaning line for buses

The Bird Bath cleaning and protection products are environmentally friendly, meeting the EPA Design for Environment program’s highest standards.

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Maintenanceby StaffDecember 3, 2009

New Hoglund facilities boost efficiency, customer service

Hoglund Bus Co. recently opened a service facility at its main dealership in Minnesota that has enabled the company’s technicians to work together. Hoglund also opened a new service location to further assist its customers.

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Managementby StaffDecember 2, 2009

Student Transportation honors employees, military families

Employees receive recognition for years of accident-free service, charitable activities, and heroic rescues. Those with family members in the military were also recognized, as was a driver who previously served a 20-year career in the Air National Guard.

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Managementby StaffDecember 2, 2009

Forsythe serves as industry expert in consulting project

The contractor provided school bus industry best practices for a Middle Eastern bus company that recently won contracts to transport 500,000 girls to school, and also developed a strategic plan to help the company in its service.

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