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Newsby StaffApril 12, 2013

GreenRoad adds fleet tracking to driver management service

With the availability of GreenRoad Advanced Tracking, powered by GPS Insight, GreenRoad adds fleet management capabilities to its driver performance and safety solution, which combines real-time, in-vehicle safety feedback with a management portal that provides insight and guidance.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 10, 2013

Boston school bus contract goes to Veolia

Under the five-year contract, Boston Public Schools will continue to own the district’s school bus fleet. Veolia Transportation will be responsible for all aspects of operations, including safety performance, training, hiring and management of employees, and vehicle maintenance.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2013

$300K grant to go toward training for Thermo King staff

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development grant will be used to develop and implement lean process improvement training for more than 560 employees of Thermo King, which supplies temperature control systems for buses and other vehicles.

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Newsby StaffApril 1, 2013

Book offers 'Best Practices in Student Transportation'

Transfinder publishes the new book by Dan Roberts, who has 40 years of experience in school transportation. Roberts says that the concepts in the book "were developed through years of dealing with issues and seeking better ways to operate transportation departments."

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ArticlesMarch 26, 2013

Key performance indicators — where to start?

Often, just by tracking and displaying results, employees become more aware of their own influence on the measurements.

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Articlesby StaffMarch 1, 2013

Achieving efficiency in special-needs bus service

In conducting our 2013 Special-Needs Survey, we asked recipients what efficiencies or cost savings they’ve been able to achieve in special-needs transportation, and how they did so. Here are some responses.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 1, 2013

Student tracking app aims to increase reimbursements

With the Patron Attendance and Tracking Solution, created by Kevin McGuire of Michigan City (Ind.) Area Schools, bus personnel select students' photos on a tablet as they board or exit the bus. After fully implementing the app on its special-needs buses, the district expects a 20% increase in Medicaid reimbursements.

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ArticlesFebruary 12, 2013

Transportation consortiums cut costs and boost training

Genesee Intermediate School District’s transportation consortiums provide service to special-needs and career/technical students in 21 districts. Route, bus maintenance and other efficiencies have saved participating districts $42.4 million since 1997, while service continues to expand. Driver training is extensive.

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ArticlesFebruary 1, 2013

Special-needs collaboration streamlines service

By establishing policies on which students can receive special-needs bus transportation and providing those students with the exact services they need, transportation departments can operate buses efficiently, creating cost savings for districts. Communication and teamwork between school and transportation personnel are essential to achieving this.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 4, 2013

Iowa study probes stop-arm safety measures

The report, required by last year's "Kadyn's Law," analyzes ways to potentially reduce illegal passing of school buses, including stop-arm cameras. Researchers find that home-side loading should be encouraged as a best practice but not required.

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