Working odd hours in a high-stress, mostly sedentary job, school bus drivers face an uphill battle when it comes to maintaining good health. With earl...

International unveils Tulsa facility

TULSA, Okla. -- A B-24 bomber plant built in the 1940s is now churning out school buses. In early June,...

Transportation officials are constantly searching for new technology to make their jobs easier. One of the more cutting-edge technologies currently in...

I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that the driver shortage seems to be easing. The bad news is that the national unemp...

Motorcoach buses are among the safest vehicles on the road. Like yellow school buses, they are bigger, heavier and more visible than almost all other ...

Canadian fleets face a variety of challenges. Here's how student transporters in eight provinces run their operations.

Thomas shifts Safe-T-Liner chassis production to S.C.

HIGH POINT, N.C. -- Thomas Built Buses has decided to shift production of its Saf-T-Li...

Diesel exhaust study assailed by industry

LOS ANGELES — A highly publicized study that suggests that children riding in school buses are exp...

School bus operators recommend hiring dispatchers from within the department, establishing support networks and investing in the latest technology.

Open, honest communication, mutual respect and clear expectations are the keys to the common goal of management and unions — a safe and efficient transportation program.

Fatal crash spurs underride query

SPRINGBROOK TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Officials at the North Pocono School District are considering installing...

If we’re lucky, we’ll all live long enough to rail about the indignities of old age. Failing eyesight and hearing, brittle bones, forgetfu...

Road rage precipitates death of school bus driver

BOSTON — The Nov. 30 death of a veteran school bus driver in an apparent road rage i...

As consumers, we look for customer service when we purchase a product. In fact, we’ve grown to expect it. If we have a problem with a purchase, ...

SBF Editor Steve Hirano interviewed Robert Hach, president of Laidlaw Education Services, based in Naperville, Ill.

It would be laughable, if it weren’t so outrageous. Two school bus drivers allegedly conspired with a kindergartner to cheat on a drug test. Acc...

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Combining special-needs expertise with strong management skills and a willingness to serve the industry,  she has helped to advance pupil transportation at the local, state and national levels.

We consulted the Web to find some of the most interesting, useful and innovative school transportation Websites. Here's how four school bus operators successfully made the move into the digital age.

As school transportation funding grows increasingly slim, school bus operators nationwide struggle to make ends meet. Here’s how some have turned to parents for added support.