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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 30, 2015

Nashville district boosts school bus driver pay, hours

Pay raises, a 40-hour work week and attendance bonuses are key factors in Metro Nashville Public Schools’ new plan to address school bus driver recruitment and retention.

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Newsby StaffDecember 21, 2015

Tennessee district taps new supervisor of transportation

Joshua Hinerman is Robertson County Schools’ new supervisor of transportation. He plans to use his school transportation and human resources experience to help the transportation department shine, he says.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2015

Broken bolt causes rear axle to fall off school bus

The bus was stopped in front of a high school in Tennessee when both of the back wheels and axle broke away, but no students were hurt. The bolt that connects the vehicle springs was broken, authorities say.

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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2015

School bus overturns, no one hurt

A driver in Tennessee apparently blacked out and lost control of the bus, and it then jumped the curb and flipped over. The driver and aide were the only passengers aboard.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 20, 2015

Metro Nashville school bus drivers to get $300 bonus

Officials at the Tennessee school district say that the one-time bonus recognizes the drivers' extra work that has been caused by understaffing.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 14, 2015

District's school bus driver shortage leads to delays

A shortage of nearly 150 school bus drivers is expected to impact about a quarter of the bus routes at Metro Nashville (Tenn.) Public Schools.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2015

Durham donates school bus to non-profit

The contractor donated a newly retrofitted school bus to Knowledge Quest, an educational non-profit organization in Tennessee. Bridgestone Tires donated new tires for the bus.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 14, 2015

Tennessee district names new director of transportation

Jerry Partlow returns to Wilson County Schools after the firing of Tiffany Lowery, who held the transportation director position for less than a year.

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Newsby StaffAugust 17, 2015

School bus driver removed from route denies texting

Charles Ramey Jr., who was removed from the Knox County (Tenn.) Schools eligibility roster after an investigation found he was texting while driving a bus, says he picked up the phone, read a message from his employer and put the phone down.

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Newsby StaffJuly 2, 2015

More details on school bus driver in Tennessee crash

Autopsy results show that James Davenport, who was injured in the crash, died later of natural causes but was on several medications at the time of his death. However, earlier toxicology reports showed that he did not have drugs in his system at the time of the crash.

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