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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2009

Clark County maintains service despite budget cut

Clark County School District had to cut more than $5 million from its transportation budget, but the operation has employed a few strategies to maintain the same level of service.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2009

Los Angeles district officials, bus drivers reach labor agreement

All Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) school bus drivers will take six furlough days, a pay cut worth $1 million, as a partial solution to offset the district’s current budget shortfall. In exchange, the district will restore the hours of 192 full-time drivers.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonAugust 19, 2009

Keeping NSTA on Track

Donald Fowler brings his decades of experience in school bus contracting to the national stage as he becomes president of NSTA. He sees challenges for the industry but is committed to taking them on.

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2009

Safety programs can’t go unfunded

The school bus fleet at Traverse City Area Public Schools is in top shape. It has passed Michigan’s state inspections at 100 percent for the ...

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2009

Stimulus includes $300 million for clean diesel

DENVER — The economic stimulus package signed by President Obama here on Tuesday contains potential funding for reducing school bus emissions and imp...

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Newsby StaffJanuary 9, 2009

California budget crisis spurs grant freeze

EL MONTE, Calif. — The California Air Resources Board (ARB) this week informed air districts, school districts and new school bus and diesel particul...

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ArticlesAugust 1, 2008

NAPT News & Views: Let 'em walk?

The presidential candidates are not talking about it. Major media outlets are still mostly ignoring it. But it’s occurring in every community coast...

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ArticlesJune 1, 2003

How to Squeeze Every Penny From Your Bottom Line

After 16 years as a pupil transportation consultant and 23 years in student transportation, I can say that 2003 has posed the most significant budget ...

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Articlesby StaffMarch 1, 2003

Q&A: Budgetary Challenges Pressure the Whole Industry

Tom Cellitti, vice president/general manager of International Truck and Engine Corp.’s Bus Vehicle Center, got a working introduction to school buses ...

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ArticlesNovember 1, 2002

Torn Apart: The Transportation Budget Struggle

One of the most common laments these days among school transportation operators is that there just isn't enough money to go around. Budget shortfalls ...

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