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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 26, 2015

Minnesota district launches late-bus alert app

St. Paul Public Schools’ free MySPPS Bus application provides alerts on school buses that are running more than 10 minutes late.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2015

Transfinder reports 20% revenue increase in 2014

The company marked its 15th consecutive year of sustained revenue growth, officials said. Transfinder also experienced significant growth within the K-12 market.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2015

Masonlane routing software aims to keep cost low

The company is using the Software as a Service model to keep costs low on Sunray, its cloud-based software. This model also provides an easy online purchasing process.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 15, 2015

TAPT: Bus stop bill could reduce safety, raise costs

The Texas Association for Pupil Transportation says a bill that would require home-side school bus stops would increase operating costs an estimated 30%, which could force districts to reduce bus service.

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Newsby StaffDecember 22, 2014

Transfinder offering Santa Claus free routing software access

In addition to offering Transfinder’s Routefinder Pro product to determine the most efficient route and navigate around any potential hazards, Transfinder will provide access to its Busfinder product, dubbed Sleighfinder on this occasion, to schedule and plan Santa’s busy travel day.

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Newsby StaffNovember 13, 2014

Transfinder to open new office in Texas

The Austin office will offer additional support hours and training. Texas has Transfinder’s second-largest concentration of customers.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 10, 2014

Jim Beekman named <I>SBF</i>’s Administrator of the Year

The industry veteran galvanized the Orange County (Fla.) Public Schools transportation department and implemented improvements that led to increased efficiency, multi-million-dollar savings and high staff morale.

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NewsAugust 21, 2014

Ferguson school district extends busing in ‘hot zone’

In light of the civil unrest that has captivated the nation in recent weeks, the Ferguson-Florissant School District expands its school bus service to make sure students get to school safely. Bus routes for an elementary school in the “hot zone” of unrest will temporarily pick up children inside the normal 1-mile radius walk zone.

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2014

Louisiana districts get more time for bus route changes

An opinion from the state attorney general determines that districts should begin the process of complying with Act 654, which prohibits school bus drivers from picking up or dropping off students in locations where they would have to cross traffic lanes, but that the act gives no specified completion date, letting districts take their time to implement changes.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJuly 18, 2014

Short on funds, Indiana district cuts buses, lengthens routes

After a year that saw a transportation funding referendum defeated and a waiver to end school bus service denied, Muncie Community Schools redesigns and rebids its bus routes to cut costs. Most of the routes are now longer and will carry more students on each bus, and there are fewer buses overall.

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