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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2015

Special-needs aide aims for 50 years in transportation

Iowa’s Charlene Beaderstadt drove school buses for 30 years before retiring. Four months later, she was back on a yellow bus, this time attending to special-needs students.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2015

More Ohio districts order Lion school buses

The Marion and Fremont districts each receive two Lion buses, both utilizing the 42-inch seat option. Meanwhile, Huber Heights orders the first wheelchair-accessible Lion unit.

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ProductsMay 21, 2015

Wheelchair retractor

The Titan800, a new wheelchair securement retractor in the existing Titan product line, is designed to meet the latest WC18 industry regulations, which take effect December 2015, company officials said.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 1, 2015

Maine team wins special-needs competition

Taking first in the 18th National Special Needs Team Safety Roadeo were school bus driver Lisa Gadway and attendant Greg McGoff.

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Newsby StaffMarch 31, 2015

Sure-Lok offers new Titan800 retractor

The wheelchair securement retractor is designed to meet the latest WC18 industry regulations, which take effect in December 2015.

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Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2014

Q'Straint, Sure-Lok offer free training seminar

The two-day event in November will provide hands-on education in how to properly use and operate Q'Straint and Sure-Lok products for school transportation. The company covers hotel, ground transportation and meals during training.

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Newsby StaffMay 30, 2014

Q’Straint advises early planning to meet updated wheelchair passenger safety standards

The new WC18 standards will take effect December 2015. Q’Straint has developed the QRT-360, the first retractor to comply with the standards, according to the supplier.

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Newsby StaffApril 4, 2014

Students not seriously injured when bus overturns

The three children on a Copperas Cove (Texas) Independent School District bus are restrained in their wheelchairs when the bus is broadsided by a car. They are left hanging upside down and have to be cut free of their restraints, but they, along with the bus driver and attendant, only sustain minor injuries.

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Newsby StaffApril 2, 2014

Q'Straint opens new research facility with crash simulator

The company's new facility is aimed at advancing the safety and effectiveness of wheelchair passenger travel. It includes a HYGE crash simulation system and Phantom high-speed cameras to help study the dynamics in a crash environment as they relate to wheelchair passengers.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2014

Q'Straint displays QRT-360 retractor at TSD conference

The company is showcasing its new wheelchair retractor tie-down system during the Transporting Students with Disabilities conference in Nashville, Tenn. Q'Straint officials say that the QRT-360 is the first retractor to meet the higher-strength requirements of the WC18 standards.

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