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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 28, 2017

Florida Bill Would Boost School Bus Passing Penalties

The Cameron Mayhew Act, named for a 16-year-old who was killed last year, targets drivers who cause serious injury or death while committing a school bus stop-arm violation.

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2017

Transit Agency Partners with Ride App Designed for Parents

Tampa Bay (Fla.) Area Regional Transportation Authority’s pilot with PikMyKid will have parents use an app to cut wait times around schools, which reportedly can be up to an hour and a half.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2017

Student Transportation of America Wins $187 Million Contract in Florida

The new 10-year deal makes Duval County Public Schools the contractor’s biggest customer.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2017

Teen Accused of Stealing School Bus

Florida officers arrest Zachary Martin for allegedly stealing a school bus and attempting to elude officers during a traffic stop. 

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 17, 2017

4 Kids Killed in School Bus Danger Zone in 2015-16

Three of the children were fatally struck by school buses, while one student was killed by a passing vehicle.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 14, 2016

Florida Transportation Team Gets Creative for Parade

Hillsborough County Public Schools crafted a gingerbread "mobile home" — towed by a school bus, no less — for a local Christmas parade.

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Newsby StaffDecember 1, 2016

School Bus Service May End for Nearly 7,500 Students in Florida District

Hillsborough County students who live within 2 miles of their middle school or high school may no longer be eligible to ride the bus because of a lack of state funding for courtesy busing.

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Newsby StaffNovember 16, 2016

Florida Charter School Deploys All-Propane Bus Fleet

KIPP: Jacksonville Schools’ 14 Blue Bird Vision Propane buses make up the first completely propane-fueled school bus fleet for a U.S. charter school, Blue Bird and ROUSH CleanTech say.

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Newsby StaffNovember 15, 2016

Florida District Launches New Propane Fueling Station

Hillsborough County Public Schools can now fuel its growing fleet of propane school buses at its own facility.

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Newsby StaffOctober 28, 2016

New A/C System Designed for Fast Cooling of School Buses

According to Bergstrom, testing found that the Cool Zone system cooled a bus five minutes faster than what is required by Florida and Texas state specs.

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