Features of the Classic S-Series and K-Series include an 800-pound lift capacity, audio and visual threshold warning system, and patented Sto-Loc technology to prevent lift drift.
Bob Thacker of Ohio constructs a wooden, detachable, and portable ramp for the student and her mother after they suffer a fall that significantly injures the student.
In honor of our February 2020 special-needs issue, check out these photo submissions and those from previous stories highlighting special-needs transporters and the important aspects of their job.
ALC Schools completed more than 1.75 million student passenger trips in 2019 and is marking the one-year anniversary of its dispatch and operations center in Raleigh, N.C.
Some pupil transporters increasingly look beyond the big yellow bus to transport students with special needs and those who are homeless or in foster care, choosing minivans, taxicabs, and other smaller-capacity vehicles.
The school bus manufacturer's director of product planning discusses embracing alternative fuels and customizing buses to meet a variety of special needs.
Bud Fears represented both the school bus and paratransit segments, and played a key role in expanding the company’s wheelchair securement market in the Midwest region.
The survey covers such topics as driver pay, student ridership, and special-needs bus equipment.
The securement equipment supplier recognized Dan Ellison, an occupational therapist and driving specialist at the Shepherd Center, for his success in the personal mobility industry and his ability to provide individualized training for mobility device passengers.
Integrated mirrors with driver alert LEDs, an artificial intelligence-powered stop-arm camera system, and heavy-duty wheelchair tie-downs were some of the latest technology options showcased at the NAPT trade show on Nov. 5 in Columbus, Ohio.