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ArticlesAugust 1, 2001

Innovations in Equipment Reap Major Safety Rewards

By applying modern technology to the areas of greatest concern to school transportation providers, manufacturers and operators are coming up with crea...

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ArticlesJune 1, 2001

How Electronic Organizers Can Streamline Fleet Management

Transportation officials are constantly searching for new technology to make their jobs easier. One of the more cutting-edge technologies currently in...

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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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ArticlesSeptember 1, 2000

New Technology, Student Discipline Tackled at Southeastern Conference

Conference celebrates 50th anniversary by addressing key pupil transportation issues, such as new technology, student discipline and operator liability.

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ArticlesApril 1, 2000

Invest in your technicians or risk the consequences

School bus technicians must stay even — or ahead — of the technology curve.

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ArticlesDecember 1, 1999

Technology may change, but people remain the same

I believe that life won’t change much in the next 100 years. Houses, neighborhoods, towns and cities will look like they do now. And we’ll still be ferrying children to and from school in yellow buses that look like the ones we’re using today.

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ArticlesDecember 1, 1999

25 Events That Shaped School Transportation

How did we get where we are today? Change has been driven by advances in technology, mounting safety concerns and tragedy. Let's look back.

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ArticlesDecember 1, 1998

GPS Brings School Buses into Range

Global positioning system (GPS) technology is becoming widely used, but will it satisfy the requirements of school bus operators?

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ArticlesApril 1, 1998

Using Computer Technology to Optimize Your Program

For routing and scheduling, maintenance tasks and information gathering, computers can save time and money.

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