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Industry Veteran, First-Time Attendee Benefits from TSD Conference

When the 22nd Transporting Students with Disabilities and Preschoolers National Conference (TSD) kicked off this past weekend, in attendance was a long-time student transporter who is quite familiar with School…

March 6, 2013
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Medium-Duty Vehicles Show Strong Orders, Sequestration Not Expected to Affect Sales

While the jury is still out on exactly how school district bus purchases will be affected by the $85 billion sequestration signed last week by President Obama after Congress failed…

March 6, 2013
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STN Media, NAPT Form New Partnership to Produce Annual Special Needs Team Safety Roadeo

TORRANCE, Calif. — STN Media Group, owner and publisher of School Transportation News magazine, and the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) signed an agreement last month to co-produce the…

March 5, 2013
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NSTA's Gary Catapano Tapped for FMCSA Safety Advisory Committee

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has selected Gary Catapano, chairman of the National School Transportation Association’s (NSTA) Safety and Security Committee, to serve on its Motor Carrier Safety…

March 4, 2013
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NAPT Webinar to Focus on Healthcare, Safety Costs of Untreated Sleep Apnea

Members of the National Association for Pupil Transportation are invited to attend a Webinar tomorrow that educates transportation managers on the health issues of sleep apnea in school bus drivers…

March 4, 2013
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Zorge Appointed New Chief Financial Officer of American Traffic Solutions

Interim CFO Heather Zorge was made official by American Traffic Solutions, which provides video and photo enforcement solutions for school districts and police that are targeting motorists who violate school-bus…

March 4, 2013
Last modified on Friday, 25 April 2014 05:42

School Bus Drivers Fired for Drag Racing While Transporting Students in Iowa

Two Iowa school bus drivers recently were fired after school officials said they were drag racing with each other while students were on both buses.

March 4, 2013
Last modified on Friday, 25 April 2014 05:42

Update: No Agreement to Avert Sequester That Will Slash School Budgets

The March 1 deadline for sequestration of $85 billion federal funds came and went, which means that school adminstrators nationwide will be forced to cut 8 to 9 percent from…