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Newsby StaffJune 18, 2014

ProSight Insurance, SmartDrive debut risk reduction solution for school buses

SecureFleet, developed exclusively for ProSight niche transportation customers, combines vehicle data and a video event recording system with a comprehensive driver coaching program to help fleet owners and safety managers reduce risks, cut costs and better manage fleets.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 16, 2014

Study: Total cost of auto crashes topped $800 billion

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finds that motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. in 2010 resulted in economic costs of $277 billion and $594 billion in societal harm.

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Videosby StaffJune 12, 2014

Students Back Buckling up on the Bus [Video]

The school district plans to do safety presentations at schools, which will include showing the video.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 11, 2014

South Carolina stop-arm camera bill signed

Gov. Nikki Haley approves legislation that allows South Carolina school buses to be equipped with digital video recording devices to document vehicles passing illegally. Stop-arm safety advocate David Poag says that "the use of video surveillance in enforcement efforts will ultimately make motorists think twice before passing a stopped school bus."

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ArticlesJune 2, 2014

NAPT News & Views — Safety and security: why vigilance must remain high

Our emphasis on training, awareness and commitment to safety/security must remain a priority for our industry, not for fear of being caught with our guard down, but because our guard should never be down.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 2, 2014

Ohio school bus driver wins state contest by 1 point

Lori Robertson, a Petermann driver for Lakota Local Schools, takes her first top title in the Ohio School Bus Driver Safety Road-E-O. Nearly 50 drivers from around the state competed.

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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 StaffMay 29, 2014

First Student earns ASE Blue Seal of Excellence

The contractor’s Marlboro, Mass., multi-maintenance shop, which employs five ASE-certified technicians, receives the certification. A company official says its success is attributed to its emphasis on “safety, training and keeping up with current technology trends.”

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Newsby StaffMay 28, 2014

New York association announces safety competition winners

The New York School Bus Contractors Association’s 43rd Annual New York State School Bus Safety Competition was held May 17 in Valley Cottage, N.Y. and had more than 130 drivers, more than ever before. First-place winners included contestants from Suffolk Transportation Service Inc., Clarkstown Central School District and We Transport Inc./Towne Bus Corp.

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Videosby StaffMay 22, 2014

Georgia District's School Bus Safety Competition [Video]

Transportation officials at Cobb County School District discuss the district's skills competition for school bus drivers, which has been held annually for 36 years

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