Congratulations respectfully to Mike LaGoda from West Seneca CSD Adam Schaefer from Pembroke CSD Greg Phillips from Lancaster CSD
The competition was held this past Saturday morning at Gorman Enterprises. Thanks to the folks at Gorman for hosting the event, especially Tom Rojek for prodding us along and those who provided us with breakfast. There were eight contestants and quite a few judges. Representatives from Western New York Head Mechanics Assoc., Gorman Enterprises, West Herr Ford, Matthews Bus, Leonard Bus, a number of volunteers including Bob Ruhland showed for the event.
Thanks to the Head Mechanics Association and everyone else for your dedication and support.
Robert W. Mowry Transportation Supervisor - Lancaster CSD ph. (716) 686-3290 fax (716) 686-3310 email: rmowry@lancaster.wnyric.org
The hours-of-service regulations distinguish between property-carrying and passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles, and they address driving limits and recordkeeping for each. There are three basic driving limits for passenger-carrying vehicles: the 10-hour driving rule, the 15-hour on-duty/driving time rule, and the 60- or 70-hours-of-service rule. Briefly, those limits do not allow a driver to drive:
More than 10 hours following 8 consecutive hours off duty, or
After being on duty 15 hours following 8 consecutive hours off duty, or
After being on duty more than 60/70 hours in any 7/8 consecutive days.
Every motor carrier must require every driver to make a record of duty status (log), in duplicate, for each 24-hour period. A driver must also keep a copy of each record of duty status for the previous seven days. The regulations are specific as to what items must be recorded on a record of duty status.
A driver does not have to prepare a log if the driver operates within a 100-air-mile radius of the work reporting location, returns to the work reporting location and is released within 12 hours, and the carrier keeps certain time records for six months. The 10-hour driving rule and 60- or 70-hour limit still apply.
Motor carriers and drivers who do not complete and keep records of duty status or who make false records of duty status can be subject to fines or other penalties.
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Are not those who strive to be first, but those who are first to strive.
Give their all for the success of the team.
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The New York Association for Pupil Transportation is proud to announce the winners of its 2011 School Bus Safety STOP FOR THE BUS! Bumper Sticker contest.
The contest is supported in part by a grant from the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee using funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to combat the on-going and increasingly dangerous problem of illegal passing of school buses. To participate in the contest, which is in its third year, elementary school students must design a bumper sticker that carries the words “STOP 4 THE BUS” and depicts the requirement to stop for school buses that have their red lights flashing.
This year’s contest attracted over 200 entries from across the state of New York and the winners are:
FIRST PRIZE Kirt Hessler Union-Endicott Central School District SECOND PRIZE Jenna Bull Starpoint Central School District THIRD PRIZE Jedon Janneh Union-Endicott Central School District
Reporting of Allowable and Non Allowable Pupils on the Non Allowable Pupil Decimal (NAPD) Worksheet Districts submitting the NAPD worksheet with their SAMS State Aid claim are required to report route information for a selected school day in the previous spring; e.g., a spring 2010 day is selected for NAPD worksheet submission with the 2010-11 SAMS State Aid claim.
Please note that beginning with the 2010-11 SAMS State Aid claim, districts completing the NAPD worksheet may report either the actual count of pupils transported on the selected date or the pupil counts obtained from the district's computerized routing software for the selected date.
