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Alabama School Bus Inspection Expert Remembered

Alabama School Bus Inspection Expert Remembered

Greg Ray, supervisor of school bus maintenance at Mobile County Public Schools and retired supervisor of the Alabama school bus inspection program, passed away on Oct. 30 following a long…
  • Last modified on Thursday, 19 November 2015 11:15
Three-Point Seat Belts Required on All New Houston ISD Buses

Three-Point Seat Belts Required on All New Houston ISD Buses

In light of a fatal accident that claimed the lives of two high school students last September, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) announced Tuesday that all new school buses…
  • Last modified on Thursday, 19 November 2015 11:12
Michael Martucci

N.Y. Contractor’s Association Elects New President

The New York School Bus Contractor’s Association has elected Michael Martucci as its new president. Martucci previously served as the association’s president for two years and has been a part…
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John Hennessey, director of transportation at Worcester Public Schools in Worcester, Massachusetts, receives one of the 11 Zonar grant awards.

Zonar Announces Winners of $50K Technology Grants

Zonar Systems awarded 11 school districts with up to $50,000 each in fleet management technology tools with the Don Carnahan Memorial Grant presented last week in partnership with the National…
  • Last modified on Wednesday, 18 November 2015 12:22
Thomas Built Buses founder Perley A. Thomas was at the NAPT Summit Trade Show in more than spirit for unveiling of expanded technology and telematics suite.

With 100th Birthday Upcoming, Thomas Built Buses Gets Busy

It’s dizzying the number of technological innovations on display at the 2015 NAPT Summit, especially from one manufacturer that got its 100th anniversary celebration off to an early yet raucous…
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NJ School Bus Motion Sensor Bill Advances

NJ School Bus Motion Sensor Bill Advances

An education panel in the New Jersey state assembly advanced Bill A-1455 on Monday, which intends to increase school bus safety by detecting the presence of students in the bus’…
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2015 STN Leadership Award winner Charmane White earns respect and admiration at Virginia school district with her all-inclusive, transparent approach to management and training.

Driving Safety

In his 1997 book, “An Integrative Theory of Leadership,” social psychologist Dr. Martin Chemers writes that leaders are ultimately woven from the fibers of trust that a group has in…
  • Last modified on Monday, 16 November 2015 11:45
SafeStop App Adds School Bus Tracking in Five States

SafeStop App Adds School Bus Tracking in Five States

Some 30,000 parents in Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Oregon and Texas could soon have the ability to track when and where their children got on and off the school bus.
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A Zonar Systems demonstration at the 41st Annual NAPT Trade Show in Richmond, Virginia.

Educating for the Future, Two Days at NASDPTS

Education was at the forefront of the Tuesday and Wednesday sessions of the 2015 NASDPTS Conference, while driving towards the future remained on the frontline of the 41st Annual NAPT…
  • Last modified on Tuesday, 17 November 2015 16:07
Collins Bus Launches New Type A on Ford Transit Chassis

Collins Bus Launches New Type A on Ford Transit Chassis

Collins Bus unveiled its new Type A body on the Ford Transit chassis at the NAPT Summit Monday evening. It comes in both dual rear wheel and single rear configurations…
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A competitor inspects the wheel and wheel well on Sunday in Richmond, Virginia.

Indianapolis, North Carolina Take Home America’s Best Trophies

Kirk Brooks of Tippecanoe School Corporation near Indianapolis was named the America’s Best School Bus Inspector and Dustin Wells of Pitt County Schools in North Carolina America’s Best School Bus…
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NASDPTS President Leon Langley reads a statement in support of recent NHTSA call for national seat belt policy.

Health and Student Safety Headline NASDPTS Conference

Concerns about health, student safety and the environment dominated the Monday sessions of the 2015 NASDPTS Conference with numerous recommendations from a variety of agencies to improve current standards and…
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NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind, right, talks with staffers and NAPT consultant Barry McCahill, left, following his announcement on Sunday.

NHTSA Wants 3-Point Seat Belts on All Buses

Stopping short of announcing imminent rulemaking to usher in a national requirement for lap-shoulder seat belts in school buses, NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind shared a new federal policy position that…
  • Last modified on Monday, 09 November 2015 06:34