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Kansas City’s Apple Bus Co. will operate approximately 90 school buses for New Orleans-based FirstLine Schools. This is the transportation company’s first contract in Louisiana.
Read More →Joel Landry of Western Canada Bus is named grand champion of the inaugural competition, in which dealer professionals show off their selling skills.
Read More →Six drivers receive the Minnesota School Bus Operators Association’s Transportation Specialist Award. Along with winning the award, a $1,000 check is given in each driver’s name to a scholarship fund for deserving youth in the school districts they serve.
Read More →Longhorn Bus Sales of Texas wins the school bus manufacturer’s top honor. IC Bus also recognized the dealer with its “Pursuit of Excellence” award and Diamond Premier Dealer recognition for 2015.
Read More →A New York district provided separate transportation for local Amish children last school year but stopped in the fall. Amish parents say they don’t want their kids to be influenced by mainstream culture, but district officials say giving them special bus runs is costly and sets a bad precedent.
Read More →Jordan Avis receives the new wheelchair from a foundation that raises money to benefit special-needs students during an assembly at his high school. Avis' school bus driver alerted the foundation that Avis' regular wheelchair, which he was using while playing basketball, was falling apart.
Read More →As we push for more sustainable roadways, school buses are no exception. The move toward environmentally friendly bus transportation began before battery-electric consumer vehicles hit the roads.
Read More →State police completed 15,987 safety inspections during the 2014-15 school year, as well as an additional 730 re-inspections of buses that failed the initial inspection, officials said.
Read More →To address the hazard of passenger head impact with cameras that are mounted in school buses and protrude several inches from the ceiling, REI introduced a low-profile, recessed camera that only extends 1 inch from the ceiling and creates a safe passenger zone.
Read More →School bus companies insured by Safety, Claims and Litigation Services LLC will receive the Driver Training Course by School Bus Safety Co. as part of a loss control services package. Officials from the firm say they feel that using the course will make children safer while reducing the cost of risk to customers.
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