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ArticlesAugust 1, 2005

Using GPS to Do More Than Just Track Buses

Although still in its infancy in school transportation applications, GPS (global positioning system) technology can be used to do more than just track...

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2005

The Multiple Benefits of Multiplexing

Many students who ride America’s school buses every day are outfitted with new technology such as cell phones, MP3 players, portable video games and o...

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Articlesby StaffMarch 1, 2005

California bus fleet tests diesel emissions technology

CLOVIS, Calif. — The San Joaquin Valley in central California has some of the worst air pollution in the country. Clovis Unified School Distric...

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ArticlesJune 1, 2004

Bus A/C Delivers More Integrated, Safer Products

As technology improves and demand for chilled school buses rises, more and more of the yellow vehicles are being outfitted with air conditioning syste...

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ArticlesFebruary 1, 2004

Routing Software the Key to Efficiency, Lowered Costs

Computers are no strangers to the classroom, and as technology has progressed and improved accordingly with society’s needs, many of these Pentium-pow...

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Articlesby StaffFebruary 1, 2003

Safe Technology, the Evolution of a Modern School Bus

School bus seats, frames, interiors, crash test dummies and roll over cages are all connected to computerized sensors, recording thousands of bytes of...

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Articlesby StaffNovember 1, 2002

Solving Problems from Within

With the help of the school district’s technology department, the transportation staff at Mansfield (Texas) Independent School District put together a...

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2002

Tranporting Medically Fragile or Technology-Assisted Students

Ray Turner, Ed.D., provided the pupil transportation community a valuable resource when he wrote “Transporting Medically Fragile or Technology-A...

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Articlesby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

GPS Technology Monitors Buses

The transportation department at Palm Beach County (Fla.) School District will be increasing its school bus monitoring capabilities via the Global Tra...

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2001

5 Steps to Improve Your Dispatch Operation

School bus operators recommend hiring dispatchers from within the department, establishing support networks and investing in the latest technology.

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