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Special Needs Transportationby StaffDecember 2, 2009

Winner named for special-needs conference scholarship

American Logistics will fund an all-expenses paid trip for Betsy Schulthess, transportation safety coordinator at an Illinois school district, to attend the 2010 National Conference and Exhibition on Transporting Students With Disabilities and Preschoolers.

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Safetyby StaffDecember 1, 2009

Report shows dominant safety record of school buses

Sixty-one times more children were killed in passenger vehicles than in school buses during school transportation hours in 2007-08, according to NHTSA data compiled by the California Association of School Transportation Officials.

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Maintenanceby StaffDecember 1, 2009

Illinois district to receive $60K in Zonar equipment

Freeport School District #145 was selected to receive a grant to fund more than $60,000 worth of Zonar Systems equipment to outfit the district's entire school bus fleet. The grant was awarded through a partnership with the National Association for Pupil Transportation.

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Maintenanceby StaffNovember 30, 2009

Registration open for IC Bus’ spring maintenance program

IC Bus University training will be held in March in Tulsa, Okla., and will cover such topics as bus electronics and maintenance, brake systems, engines and air conditioning. The session is limited to 60 technicians.

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Managementby StaffNovember 30, 2009

Thomas Built honors top dealers

Matthews Buses Inc. was named the bus manufacturer’s national and northeast region dealer of the year. Thomas dealerships in Nebraska, North Carolina and Alberta won the remaining regional awards.

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Safetyby StaffNovember 25, 2009

EXCLUSIVE: Industry officials respond to Huntsville crash report

Mike Martin of NAPT and Charlie Hood of NASDPTS discuss the National Transportation Safety Board’s findings on driver seat belt use and its call for event data recorders on buses.

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Managementby StaffNovember 24, 2009

Stuff the Bus event collects 47,000 lbs. of food

The School District of Manatee County (Fla.) partners with supermarket chain to park buses at 15 stores. The county food bank says that items donated to help area families will last through the holidays and all the way to May.

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Managementby StaffNovember 24, 2009

Michigan district wins new bus for a year

Hoekstra Transportation offered the use of a brand new Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 school bus as part of a giveaway contest during the Michigan Association for Pupil Transportation's annual fall conference.

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Safetyby StaffNovember 24, 2009

Los Angeles district awards GPS contract to Everyday Solutions

The transportation solutions technology provider will equip Los Angeles Unified School District vehicles with GPS applications under a three-year deal. Company officials report that benefits to using the system include improvements to student safety and access to information, as well as reduced maintenance costs.

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Safetyby StaffNovember 24, 2009

FirstGroup exec joins safety group’s board of directors

FirstGroup America President and CEO Mike Murray will serve on the National Safety Council’s board of directors through 2010. He will help to guide the organization in its mission and serve as a trustee, assisting with development and fundraising efforts.

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