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Newsby StaffJune 26, 2013

New York bus company improves service with TomTom solution

Selby Transportation serves public and private schools in New York City with school vans, and the company recently installed TomTom Business GPS units and signed up for the WEBFLEET management solution. Officials say runs have been consolidated by 15%, a 10% savings on fuel costs has been achieved, and the team has better visibility into vehicles’ locations and routes.

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Newsby StaffJune 24, 2013

School bus driver inspires struggling student to graduate

High schooler Destynee Duncan was ready to quit during state testing. School bus driver Ken Boisvert told Duncan about his own difficulties as a student and encouraged her to stick with it. She went on to graduate — and invited her driver to attend the ceremony.

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Newsby StaffMay 14, 2013

Trans Tech promotes employee to purchasing manager

Monique Cichon will be responsible for all materials procurement, inventory and vendor relationships. She has been with Trans Tech for more than five years, all of them in purchasing.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2013

New York bus drivers gear up for safety competition

Drivers from around the state will participate in the 42nd Annual New York State School Bus Safety Competition, which is scheduled to be held in Valley Cottage, N.Y., on May 18. Officials say the 125 participants will take a written exam and then test their skills on a road course.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 23, 2013

47-year school bus driver honored in New York

Pat Beesmer, a driver for Ethan Allen Transportation, is named School Bus Driver of the Year in Ulster County. A mother of three kids who have been passengers on Beesmer's bus says that she is "very tuned in to every child's needs — those who occasionally get bus sick, and those who miss Mom or Dad on their first day of school."

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Newsby StaffMarch 7, 2013

Blue Bird expedites 100 buses for Sandy-damaged fleet

Hundreds of school buses in Atlantic Express' New York City fleet were severely damaged or completely destroyed in the storm. The team at Blue Bird worked relentlessly to fill an initial order of 100 Blue Bird Visions within record time for delivery in December, company officials said.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 1, 2013

Labor board finds NYC bus driver strike legal

The now two-week-old strike by unionized school bus drivers in New York is found to not violate the National Labor Relations Act. The strike began on Jan. 16, with the union calling for the continuation of job protections that Mayor Michael Bloomberg contends "the city is not legally allowed to provide."

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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2013

Leonard Bus Sales to open Trans Tech service facility

The sales and support facility in Garden City Park, N.Y., is slated to open in the coming weeks, according to company officials, and it will serve Trans Tech Bus customers in the New York City area who are in need of bus service, warranty work and parts.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2012

NYAPT concerned about Citizens Budget Commission report

The New York Association for Pupil Transportation is concerned that the report questions the value of school transportation and challenges the financial and management decisions made by transportation and school administrators. The association proposes changes to state mandates that it believes will save school districts $200 to $250 million.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2012

STA buses aid to Hurricane Sandy recovery

Yellow school buses driven by Student Transportation of America drivers rumbled into New York and New Jersey earlier this month bringing relief and welcome supplies, donated by STA coworkers and residents of the communities they serve, to help families recovering from the superstorm.

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