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NewsNovember 30, 2021

School Districts Go High-Tech to Stop Illegal Passing

Districts in Pennsylvania and California adopt stop-arm camera safety technology.

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NewsSeptember 29, 2021

Pennsylvania School District Adds Safety Technology to Buses

Phoenixville Area School District will install stop-arm cameras and other safety gear on all 72 of its school buses.

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Articlesby Sadiah Thompson September 1, 2021

5 Questions: Denille Girardat on Driver Shortage, Illegal Passing Concerns

The president of the Pennsylvania School Bus Association and part-owner of a school bus company, talks about the need for more driver recruitment resources and the ongoing issue of motorists illegally passing stopped buses.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson August 5, 2021

School Districts Ramp Up Efforts to Combat Driver Shortage

Implementing new routing and software solutions, offering hiring incentives, and contracting out transportation services are just some of the ways districts are working to recruit and retain drivers.

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NewsJuly 19, 2021

Pennsylvania Association Launches School Bus Driver Recruitment Campaign

The Pennsylvania School Bus Association’s "You Behind the Wheel" campaign seeks to raise public awareness about the ongoing driver shortage and provide resources to recruit new drivers.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson June 15, 2021

Philadelphia District Seeks Transition to Gasoline, Electric School Buses

The School District of Philadelphia is making strides to transition from an all-diesel fleet by purchasing a total of 16 gasoline-powered buses from IC Bus and five electric buses from The Lion Electric Co.

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ArticlesApril 21, 2021

School Bus Contractor’s 75th Anniversary Brings Biggest Test Yet

W.L. Roenigk Inc. has transported Pennsylvania students for three-quarters of a century. But at that milestone, the company faced a major threat to survival: the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NewsMarch 24, 2021

Pennsylvania District Adds 5 Propane School Buses

North Penn School District purchases the buses using a $142,128 grant from the state’s Department of Environmental Protection.

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NewsDecember 21, 2020

Top 5 Most-Viewed News Stories of 2020

News stories that drew the most traffic on the School Bus Fleet website in 2020 included coverage of new onboard safety practices amid COVID-19 and strategies for training and staff management.

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NewsDecember 16, 2020

First Student Launches New Van Service

The vans are equipped with three-point seat belts, GPS tracking systems, and interior cameras, and the service includes a district dashboard and parent app. A Pennsylvania school district is one of the first to use the service.

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