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CARTHAGE ISD TRANSPORTATION
#1 Bulldog Drive
Carthage, TX 75633
(903)693-7774
Fax (903) 693-4824
#1 Bulldog Drive
Carthage, TX 75633
(903)693-7774
Fax (903) 693-4824
MEET OUR STAFF...
PICTURED(LEFT TO RIGHT BACK ROW), CRAIG WHEELER. SHOP SUPERVISOR, SHAUN HARRIS, MECHANIC, SCOTT LEE, TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR, (LEFT TO RIGHT FRONT ROW) DEANNA JONES, SECRETARY, PATTIE LANDRENEAU, DISPATCHER/RELIEF DRIVER, SUZAN ATKINS, ROUTE COORDINATOR/RELIEF DRIVER, (NOT PICTURED CAROLYN LAGRONE, BUS WASHER/DRIVER, ESTER HINSON, BUS WASHER/DRIVER.
ABOUT OUR DRIVERS
GENERAL INFORMATION
♦CISD covers 620 square miles.
♦CISD bus routes cover 2,161 miles each day.
♦CISD has 69 buses.
♦The longest route is 97 miles and picks up the first child at 6:05 AM.
♦Our entire fleet of buses is diesel and all have air conditioning.
♦CISD has 48 other vehicles in addition that we maintain(cars, suv's, trucks, vans).
♦CISD has 30 regular bus routes and 3 special needs routes.
♦There are a total of 57 employees in the transportation department.
♦The average daily ridership is approximately 1,750.
FEBRUARY, 2013
COLD AND WET THIS MONTH. OUR SAFETY TOPIC DURING FEBRUARY'S MEETING WAS DIRECTED AT BEING AWARE OF YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AT ALL TIMES. A DRIVER'S AWARENESS BECOMES ONE OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANT FACTORS DURING THE ROUTE TIME. THE PRECIOUS CARGO REQUIRES OUR ATTENTION FROM THE MOMENT THEY BOARD UNTIL THEY UN-BOARD. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR SAFETY RECORD, AND CONTINUE TO TRAIN AND REINFORCE THOSE GUIDELINES BY TAKING CARE OF OUR BUSINESS. CHILDREN ARE OUR BUSINESS!
MARCH, 2013
WEATHER HAS BEEN CRAZY COLD, BLUSTERY WINDS, VERY LITTLE RAIN, WITH GRAND DAYS OF SUNSHINE AND PLEASANT TEMPERATURES. AT SCHOOL WE LOVE THOSE PLEASANT DAYS...THAT MEANS PLAYTIME FOR OUR CHILDREN. THIS MAKES FOR A BETTER BUS RIDE HOME WHEN THE CHILDREN ARE NOT RESTLESS. THEY HAVE HAD TIME TO BE OUTSIDE GETTING FRESH AIR AND SUNSHINE! THAT IS A WINNING COMBINATION FOR A CALM RIDE HOME. SPRING BREAK WAS A GREAT REST FOR US ALL. TIME AWAY FROM THE HECTIC STUDYING SCHEDULE REJUVENATES OUR SPIRIT...MAKING THIS LAST SEMESTER MOVE ALONG QUIET RAPIDLY. WE ARE ALMOST DONE WITH MARCH AND THOSE LAST THREE MONTHS WILL "ZOOM" BY. MORE LATER!
APRIL, 2013
WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THE LAST FEW TIMES WE MAY HAVE OFF FROM SCHOOL. JUST SCHEDULED "BAD WEATHER" DAYS. OUR BUSES ARE GETTING MUCH NEEDED MAINTENANCE AS IT HAS BEEN A LONG SCHOOL YEAR ALREADY. AIR CONDITIONING REPAIRS, ALTERNATORS, STARTERS AND BELT REPLACEMENTS. IT'S HARD TO REALIZE HOW EXTREME OUR REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS ARE. WITH OUT LONGEST ROUTE BEING 97 MILES LONG-ONE DIRECTION...WHEW, THAT BIG YELLOW BUS NEEDS A BREAK OCCASIONALLY. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR WEEKENDS AND BREAKS. APRIL IS ALMOST DONE AND WE ARE COUNTING THE SINGLE DIGIT WEEKS UNTIL SCHOOL HAS ENDED.