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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2010

District considers piloting new GPS, student tracking technology

Along with tracking equipment, a system by Volpe Industries Inc. includes cameras and a mini computer. A Massachusetts district may test the system, which has the ability to monitor buses, provide a view of the interior of buses, record all activity on board, track students with facial recognition and provide profile information for bus drivers.

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Articlesby Claire AtkinsonJanuary 15, 2010

NAPT Summit Urges Engagement

National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) members heard a major theme emerge during the general sessions and seminars at the 2009 Summit: namely, that transportation is a key part of the education system, and the industry must take on and promote that role in order to achieve larger safety and educational goals.

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Newsby StaffOctober 13, 2009

Zonar bolsters Washington state school bus inspections

Inspections are now done electronically and stored in a database, allowing the Washington State Patrol and Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction to query the data and develop targeted training programs in response to maintenance problems....

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2009

Transfinder to serve Maine’s school districts

Transfinder Corp. of Schenectady, N.Y., and Atlanta-based Core Education and Consulting Solutions have been selected by the Maine Department of Educa...

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Newsby StaffJuly 10, 2009

$50K grant offered for school bus security, efficiency

School districts across the country can vie for a grant for $50,000 in equipment from Zonar Systems to enhance their school bus operations.

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Newsby StaffDecember 17, 2008

School district uses GPS, DVR technology to exonerate bus driver

Last fall, the dispatch office at Escambia School District received a call notifying staff that one of their buses had been involved in an accident at a railway crossing.

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Newsby StaffJune 5, 2008

Everyday Wireless acquires school software company

CONCORD, Mass. — Everyday Wireless has acquired Tizbi Inc., a Raleigh, N.C.-based software company that has developed products for school districts s...

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2008

Zonar Systems wins product innovation award

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Business research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has honored Zonar Systems with the 2008 Product Innovation of the Year Awa...

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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2008

Research firm to present school bus telematics market briefing

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Business research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan’s Automotive and Transportation Group has announced details for its 2008 Q...

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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2008

VersaTrans acquired by Tyler Technologies

LATHAM, N.Y. — School transportation software provider VersaTrans Solutions was acquired by Dallas-based Tyler Technologies. VersaTrans off...

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