State Sen. Carl Marcellino is honored for supporting safe student transportation and sponsoring a bill on pre-employment and random drug and alcohol testing of school bus drivers, which recently became law.
Who served as a mechanic for Marine One, the presidential helicopter? Which Texas transportation director was born in Iran? And who used to draw blood for a living? Learn about these and other intriguing school bus industry people in the return of this popular series.
With healthy property tax revenue and high demand to replace old school buses, industry sales will hit recent highs again this year, says the Blue Bird CEO. Meanwhile, the manufacturer has new electric models hitting the road and a new propane engine with ultra-low NOx emissions, helping fuel a shift toward more non-diesel buses.
A training exercise for the School District of La Crosse (Wis.) shows transportation staff and students the importance of school bus evacuation training.
As the Georgia drivers drop off students, their personal vehicles are broken into in the lot where they usually park their cars. DeKalb County School District is working on security enhancements.
A new contract brings more than 1,000 Washington, D.C.-area bus drivers and attendants to pay parity with other government employees by the next fiscal year.
School bus duty cycles have a great effect on Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) maintenance intervals. Avoiding unplanned downtime takes setting specific feature parameter settings based on your duty cycle, routine regenerations and usage of quality DPFs. Cummins has worked to make this process easier and more cost-effective. Learn more about how you can rest easier when it comes to DPF maintenance.
A Texas DOT report states that the bus driver involved in a recent crash was driving too fast for conditions when he overcorrected and the bus hydroplaned and rolled over.
A statewide program aims to reduce the number of stop-arm violations in and around school zones.
A driver for East Baton Rouge Parish Public Schools is fired after apparently leaving the bus while a 9-year-old student was still on board.
As projects and concepts for autonomous school vehicles move forward, they gather data on use and performance. Pupil transportation leaders see a long road with some hurdles, but remain open to potential benefits.
First Student and the drivers’ union agree on a contract that includes enhanced healthcare and retirement benefits as well as increased wages, ending an 11-day strike.
Officials are investigating the blaze at a First Student bus yard, and are considering the cause suspicious at this time.
In SBF’s October issue, a story covered tips on purchasing pre-owned school buses. Here, we share additional words of advice, including on vehicle titles and getting information at trade shows.
The North Carolina driver is unable to leave her bus for five hours after power lines fall on it as the area is hit by Tropical Storm Michael.
First Student's Bozeman, Montana, location faces non-operational fees for allegedly not being able to provide enough drivers for some routes for a local school district.
The Iowa bus driver and two students hear a loud bang and safely evacuate the bus. The fire is determined to have started in the back of the bus, but the cause remains under investigation, police say.
Educational Bus Transportation recently sponsored The Friends of the Poor Walk/Run to raise funds for those in need.
Driver safety training provider Smith System introduces "Driving Weather," which offers steps drivers can take to adapt their driving habits during adverse weather conditions.
Two vehicles collided on the road, causing one to veer onto the sidewalk and into the group of students, police say. One student remains in critical condition.
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