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In an industry historically short on staff, ensuring new members are in the pipeline remains critical. One recruitment strategy at Beaverton School District near... Advertisement. Digital Editions. November 2024. Meet the 2024 Transportation Director of the Year, Craig Beaver, director of transportation at Beaverton School District in Oregon....
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School Transportation News (STN), is a monthly business-to-business news magazine serving the field of pupil transportation. The magazine reaches more than 26,000 monthly readers who are qualified by BPA Worldwide, and an additional 95,000 people, based on a survey of pass-along readership provided by an outside consultant.
Data Tells Story of School Transportation-related Fatalities, Injuries
Sep 5, 2023 · NHTSA said an average of 111 fatalities per year (for a total of 1,110 fatalities) occur in school transportation related crashes, 70 percent of which were occupants of other vehicles. When looking at the 206 school-age children who died in school transportation related crashes from 2012-2021, NHTSA stated that 42 were occupants of school ...
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School Bus Safety Act for Seatbelts Again Introduced in Congress. Federal legislation seeking to require lap/shoulder seatbelts on school buses as well as stability control systems and automatic braking is before Congress for the... News Archives - School Transportation News.
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November 2024. Meet the 2024 Transportation Director of the Year, Craig Beaver, director of transportation at Beaverton School District in Oregon. Read about Craig's background, leadership experience and accomplishments for his district, including an all-inclusive electric school bus implementation. Also find... Driving the industry as the ...
Stop-Arm Cameras Target School Bus Safety But Are Not Without ...
Feb 1, 2023 · At the National School Transportation Association MidWinter Meeting last month in San Diego, the role of routing software with artificial intelligence built in was discussed as an additional tool to address illegal passing.Antonio Civitella, president and CEO of Transfinder, commented during a panel on illegal passing that AI-enabled software can learn problem areas on routes and provide ...
The 5 Biggest Challenges in School Transportation Today
Jun 1, 2021 · Respondents ranked major challenges, from the ongoing pandemic to bus driver shortages, with these five far and away the most common. 1. COVID-19 Concerns. The COVID-19 pandemic further complicated school and, of course, school transportation. We heard COVID-19 concerns from 72 percent of respondents — making it the most significant pain ...
Top 10 School Transportation News Magazine Articles of 2021
January 3, 2022. As the editors at School Transportation News look back at events that occurred in 2021, articles relating to driver shortages and school bus safety were among the most popular STN magazine articles. However, this year three out of the top 10 magazine articles reported on the importance and advancements of electric buses, a ...
EQT Infrastructure Completes Acquisition of First Student
Jul 22, 2021 · As School Transportation News previously reported, FirstGroup initiated a formal process to sell both divisions in March of last year. In April of this year, FirstGroup reached an agreement with EQT Infrastructure for the sale of First Student and First Transit for $4.6 billion. Related: Agreement Reached to Sell School Bus Contractor First ...
Michigan’s Dean Transportation Named NSTA Contractor …
Aug 1, 2022 · Special needs school bus contractor Dean Transportation won its latest Contractor of the Year Award at the National School Transportation Association Annual Meeting and Convention in Niagara Falls, New York.. School Transportation News joined NSTA as the sponsor of the inaugural company award this year. Kellie Dean, the company owner and president, was first named a winner of the previous ...