School Bus Fleet, October 2017
Sponsored by St Lucie Buys More Buses With 3 Point Belts By Thomas McMahon St Lucie Public Schools recently took delivery of 24 new school buses equipped with three point belts The Fort Pierce Florida district now has a total of 74 buses with the lap shoulder restraints for passengers We will continue to order new buses with the safest technology available said Don Carter the districts director of transportation In 2012 one of St Lucie Public Schools lap beltequipped buses was involved in a fatal crash The National Transportation Safety Board investigated that crash along with one in Chesterfield New Jersey and found that while lap belts can provide a benefit to most school bus passengers who wear them properly the addition of shoulder belts would reduce flailing injuries and provide greater protection After the Port St Lucie crash the School Board of St Lucie County decided to upgrade from lap belts which are required by Florida law to lap shoulder belts Carter said that NTSBs findings in the crash investigation convinced him that three point restraints enhance student safety and were a worthy investment The school board agreed With 306 route buses St Lucie Public Schools is ranked No 59 on this years Top 100 The district transports 23000 students daily Sumner Launches GPS Parent App for Fleet Sumner County Schools has teamed up with Synovia Solutions to equip all of its school buses with GPS The GPS system is expected to enable the Gallatin Tennessee district to boost accuracy and efficiency in its school bus routing Along with GPS Sumner County Schools will use Synovia Solutions Here Comes the Bus app which will give parents real time information on the location of their childs bus for pickup and drop of We are excited to be installing this system to run the most efficient and safest operation possible and to provide information to our parents said Clint Barnes assistant director of schools for transportation for the district ranked No 83 on the Top 100 Cypress Fairbanks Builds News Transportation Center These photos show the development of the fifth transportation center for Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District ISD in Houston In the 20410 square foot administration portion the first floor houses the centers administration a police substation and break and training rooms Various transportation positions are on the second floor including the director of transportation William Powell The transportation center also has 24900 square feet for school bus repair and body shops 11040 square feet for fueling and bus washing and 120000 square feet for covered bus parking School buses and staff moved in on March 28 The new center has covered parking spaces for 200 buses and uncovered spaces for another 50 buses Cypress Fairbanks listed at No 26 in the Top 100 operates a total of 742 route buses 37 OCTOBER 2017 SCHOOL BUS FLEET
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