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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 16, 2015

District runs more than 1,200 school buses on biodiesel

Orange County (Fla.) Public Schools’ entire bus fleet is now powered by B20 biodiesel, which has cut diesel use by 560,000 gallons per year.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2015

LBS South sells IC Bus distribution rights in Florida

LBS South accepts a purchase offer from Sun State International Trucks for its IC Bus distribution rights for the state of Florida and certain company assets.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 19, 2015

Florida state school bus driver competition to return

Hillsborough County Public Schools will host the event on Feb. 28. It has been several years since a state school bus driver competition has been held in Florida.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 21, 2015

Florida county to pilot new student tracking system

The School District of Osceola County plans to test a program that will track students with an ID card or bracelet to ensure they safely board and deboard their school buses.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonJanuary 20, 2015

Jim Beekman Awarded for Efficiency Efforts, Keen Leadership

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

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 16, 2015

Proposed Florida bill would increase bus passing penalties

Gabby’s Law for School Bus Stop Safety is named after 12-year-old Gabby Mair, who was fatally struck by a car after deboarding her school bus in 2010. The bill would increase the severity of charges for passing a bus on the boarding side and increase fines.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 5, 2015

Bus aide charged with attacking autistic student

Clara McGriff, a monitor in Polk County, Florida, allegedly hit the boy while he was restrained in a harness and pressed him against the side of a bus numerous times. She is facing child abuse charges and has been suspended without pay.

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Newsby StaffDecember 8, 2014

Driver rescues nearly 40 children from burning bus

Kristina Behrman of Davenport, Florida, called 911 when she saw smoke coming from the back of the bus as she was driving students to school. She got the students to evacuate the bus just before it burst into flames.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2014

Teen arrested for shooting school bus

A 15-year-old boy is facing charges for allegedly firing shots into a school bus in Tampa, Florida. The bus driver heard gunshots, told the children to get down on the floor and sped away from the area. No one was hurt in the incident.

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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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