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Thursday, December 5, 2013

NAPT/NASDPTS Show Reporter Recap

It was Grand Rapids revisited as the student transportation industry returned to President Gerald Ford's Michigan birthplace six years after convening in the same city to address issues and topics ranging from recent school bus crashes to managing operations more efficiently.

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Allied Specialty Vehicles Forms Bus Division To Be Helmed by Former Collins Chief

Allied Specialty Vehicles (ASV) announced the creation of a new bus division just weeks after it acquired Thor Industries Inc., which added seven prominent brands to its slate. Combining these new businesses with Collins Bus Corporation, ASV is poised to become one of the largest producers of buses in North America. [Read more]

New NAPT Leadership Eyes Industry Collaboration to Face Fiscal Challenges

NAPT President Don Carnahan, on board for his second term after serving as the association's first president in the early 1990s, told STN last month that it is as important as ever for all three national associations to work together for the good of the industry to help school bus operators navigate rising costs and incorporate the technology for creating efficiencies. [Read more]

NASDPTS Alters Its Support of Three-Point Lap/Shoulder Seat Belts on School Buses

NASDPTS changed its formal stance on the installation and use of three-point lap/shoulder seat belts on school buses from supporting them only if funding is available to fully championing them, regardless if districts have money or not, in a forthcoming position paper. [Read more]

Utah State Director Martin Takes Over as NCST Steering Committee Chair

The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services announced that Murrell Martin of the Utah Office of Education is the new steering committee chair for the 16th National Congress on School Transportation, which is scheduled for May 2015. [Read more]

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Back in the Game: District CFO Returns to Transportation Roots

Over the summer Charles "Josh" Davis, accepted the director of transportation position at Henrico County Public Schools serving the Richmond, Va., area after being the chief financial officer at Albermarle County for nearly five years.

How Sequestration Has Affected U.S. Military School Budgets — and Transportation

Though sequestration took effect last spring, many school districts felt the pain of losing federal dollars this fall, and schools on military bases face even deeper budget cuts that could impact their bus service.

NAPT and State Officials Provide Preview of Lessons Learned in Dubai

With the 2013 NAPT Summit weeks away, student transportation professionals are looking forward to learning from others, addressing common issues and creating positive working relationships — goals the national organization is also achieving abroad, in countries like the United Arab Emirates.