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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 8, 2015

Pam McDonald named SBF's Administrator of the Year

Whether it's saving money on fuel or keeping an important event afloat, Pam McDonald knows how to make it happen: partnerships. The longtime pupil transportation leader has helped strengthen the industry by building vital connections with colleagues and suppliers.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 27, 2015

EPA awards $5.4M for diesel emission reductions in West

Several school bus-related projects are among those awarded grants to retrofit and replace old diesel vehicles and equipment.

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a child sits on a school bus seat wearing a seat belt
ArticlesCover Storyby Thomas McMahonOctober 26, 2015

3-Point Belts on Buses: Real-World Experience Mitigates Most Concerns

Will students wear the seat belts or use them as weapons? Does the added cost lead to cuts in school bus service? And what about the impact on emergency evacuations? Transportation directors with years of three-point belt use on buses share insights.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2015

Partnership to repower school buses with electric drivetrains

Adomani Inc. and A-Z Bus Sales form an agreement to convert and maintain hybrid and all-electric school bus fleets.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 21, 2015

3 school bus driver promotions at California district

After a transportation supervisor retires from Mojave Unified School District and a department restructuring, the drivers moved into administrative positions.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2015

Bus agency to make safety upgrades after autistic student’s death

Pupil Transportation Cooperative in California will push for electronic notification devices in its buses and have two adults monitor every bus to make sure no student is left on board following the death of a student on one of its buses last week.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2015

Student with autism found dead in school bus

A 19-year-old student was found dead in an empty school bus in California, and his family believes he was left in the bus all day. He was severely autistic and nonverbal, and may have stayed on the bus because he was waiting for a cue, family members say.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 10, 2015

California school bus driver saves students as bus catches fire

Forty-one high school students and an assistant coach escaped the bus uninjured. As the bus lost horsepower, overheated and began to smoke, the driver made sure all the students got off the bus safely.

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Newsby StaffAugust 4, 2015

Chowchilla school bus kidnapper paroled after 40 years

James Schoenfeld, one of three men convicted in the 1976 kidnapping of 26 children and their school bus driver, was granted parole and will be released this week.

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Newsby StaffAugust 3, 2015

Special-needs student left on school bus for 4 hours

A California bus driver brings the other three children aboard the bus to school, drives to the bus yard and parks and leaves with the four-year-old still strapped in his seat.

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