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Newsby StaffJuly 31, 2014

Zonar names new chief operating officer

Vikas Jain comes to the transportation technology supplier with a long background in the transportation, automotive and M2M (machine to machine) industries. Zonar officials say he joins the company’s executive team at a time of unprecedented business growth.

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Newsby StaffJuly 28, 2014

Seon launches 2 new mobile surveillance products

The surveillance supplier's new offerings for school buses are a compact, high-resolution digital video recorder and a web-based version of Seon's video management software.

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Newsby StaffJuly 9, 2014

App targets distracted driving by monitoring phone use

With the TextGuard app, a manager is alerted if a driver uses the phone when the vehicle's speed is above 9 mph. The SeatbeltGuard device, which is installed in the vehicle, also offers such features as real-time GPS tracking, speed monitoring, geo-fencing and reverse geo-fencing.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2014

Zonar webinar to cover school bus fleet telematics

The free web seminar on June 26 will explain modern telematics platforms and how pupil transportation operations are using them to improve safety and efficiency.

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ProductsJune 2, 2014

Azuga G2 GPS Fleet Tracking System

Azuga G2 reads the vehicle’s engine data every second and delivers emissions idling reports 60 times more often than traditional GPS systems, officials for Azuga said.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 14, 2014

Safety Vision celebrates 21-year anniversary

The provider of mobile video surveillance and collision avoidance solutions serves a variety of fleets, including mass transit, pupil transportation, law enforcement and private fleet sectors. Founder and CEO Bruce Smith says Safety Vision is “approaching $1 billion in sales since inception,” which has “made for an incredible milestone,” and the company was recently issued a U.S. patent for digital data storage technology.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 21, 2014

NSTA, Zonar award $50K hardware grants

At the National School Transportation Association’s Midwinter Meeting, Zonar’s Don Carnahan presents hardware grants to school bus contractors Cook-Illinois Corp.; Sunrise Transportation Inc.; and Acme Bus Corp., Baumann & Sons Buses Inc.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2013

Blue Bird, Synovia Solutions partner to offer Blue Bird Connect

Blue Bird Connect is a GPS system from Synovia Solutions, and the school bus manufacturer is making the system available to customers as a factory option when they order new buses. Customers have the option to activate, at no upfront cost, any or all components of Blue Bird Connect. Blue Bird dealers can also upfit an existing fleet of buses with the technology, regardless of brand.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2013

Zonar, Child Check-Mate integrate technology for enhanced bus safety

Districts utilizing both Child Check-Mate’s technology and Zonar’s GPS/telematics solution can now verify that the Child Check-Mate System is active on each bus and receive instant alerts if movement is detected after hours.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2013

North Carolina district expects big savings with GPS system

Pitt County Schools recently deployed GPS kits from Synovia Solutions to help parents keep tabs on their children and increase efficiency. A district-wide study found that changes like reduced idling and mileage and improved driver payroll management could save nearly $194,000 per year.

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