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Newsby StaffDecember 6, 2018

ByteCurve Launches School Bus Routing, Scheduling Platform

The analytics software supplier's transportation management platform offers scheduling, dispatch, time clock, and attendance modules.

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Videosby StaffOctober 23, 2017

Watch a Day in the Life of a School Transportation Department

Florence (Ariz.) Unified School District No. 1 follows school bus driver and dispatcher Mary Ellen Tasco for a day to find out what goes into transporting over 5,400 students to and from school, particularly amid a driver shortage.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2015

School bus driver recognized for response after plane crash

Sandy Jett of Ohio quickly backs away from smoke, fire and downed power lines caused by a fatal plane crash on her route. Her supervisor commends her for preventing students from seeing the accident and keeping them calm.

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School Bus Fleet BlogApril 13, 2015

Preventing dragging incidents: A school bus driver’s perspective

In response to a handful of tragic incidents in which students were dragged by their buses, I staged a re-enactment to find out how we can prevent these incidents. Findings showed drivers experience visual challenges involving the stairwell, mirrors and door activation button placement.

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Articlesby StaffDecember 3, 2013

Dispatcher digs dinosaur fossils

Every summer, Terry Thomason, a dispatcher for Washington Elementary School District in Phoenix, travels to Minneapolis, where she and her mother and siblings volunteer for the Marmarth Research Foundation.

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NewsMarch 20, 2013

Communicating clearly can cure confusion

Whether speaking or writing, accuracy and clarity are essential in communication. Supervisors need to make their instructions very clear so the whole department or group has proper direction and can achieve goals together.

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Newsby StaffJune 4, 2010

Provider Enterprises awarded for efficiency

The special-needs school transportation company has reportedly reduced fuel consumption by nearly 10 percent, for a savings of approximately $50,000, by using fleet tracking technology from Navman Wireless.

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Articlesby StaffOctober 1, 2009

What’s New in the Top 100?

New developments related to several of this year's largest school districts.

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ArticlesNovember 1, 2006

How Dispatchers Fill a Pivotal Role

The dispatch position can be one of the most demanding in pupil transportation, but it is at the hub of an operation’s success. Here’s a look at the skills dispatchers need to handle the job and its inherent stress.

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ArticlesDecember 1, 2003

What's New in the Top 100

No-cost option for communication upgrade Radios with telephone capabilities in addition to two-way function are used in an innovative comm...

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