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Special Needs Transportationby StaffOctober 5, 2009

Q&A: Still secure after 25 years

As Q’Straint hits a milestone, President Jean-Marc Girardin discusses the company’s continuing quest to bolster the safety of passengers who use w...

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffOctober 5, 2009

Parking sweep causes hardship for special-needs driver

CARPENTERSVILLE, Ill. — Village board and staff here have recently initiated a crackdown on vehicles over a certain weight parking in residential are...

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffOctober 5, 2009

3 killed as car collides with special-needs bus

TUCSON, Ariz. — A passenger car collided head-on with an Altar Valley School District bus on Sept. 22, causing three fatalites. The Arizona Dep...

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Safetyby StaffOctober 5, 2009

Feds aim to crack down on texting bus drivers

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A forthcoming federal rulemaking will seek to disqualify school bus drivers convicted of texting while driving from maintaining th...

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Managementby StaffOctober 1, 2009

Transfinder to serve Maine’s school districts

Transfinder Corp. of Schenectady, N.Y., and Atlanta-based Core Education and Consulting Solutions have been selected by the Maine Department of Educa...

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Maintenanceby StaffSeptember 29, 2009

NAPT names ‘America’s Best’

GREENVILLE, S.C. — On Friday, the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) named the winners of its 2009 “America’s Best Technician” and ...

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Safetyby StaffSeptember 29, 2009

Bus rider program cuts referrals by more than half

MARIETTA, Ga. — With the goal of increasing school bus safety, Cobb County School District has implemented an innovative program for student management.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffSeptember 29, 2009

Scholarship offered for special-needs conference

MCLEAN, Va. — One industry professional will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Orlando, Fla., next year to attend the 19th National Conference and...

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Safetyby StaffSeptember 28, 2009

Distracted drivers a factor in vehicle-train crashes

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal statistics show that inattentive drivers contribute to approximately 3 percent of all vehicle-train crashes at highway-rail grade crossings.

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Maintenanceby StaffSeptember 25, 2009

Is TCI responsible for U.S. Bus recalls?

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Before U.S. Bus ceased operations in 2007, the Type A school bus manufacturer filed at least 15 reports with the National Highway ...

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