WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) unveiled in November its highly anticipated proposal on school bus passe...

Public policy program key part of strategic plan

The NAPT has long been an active and effective advocate for the pupil transportation indust...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Pupil transporters may not be forced to comply with a recently passed bill that requires older school buses to be retrofitted with ...

The summer was a busy season for the pupil transportation community, with school bus bills being passed and new programs being launched throughout the...

RENO, Nev. — The National Congress on School Transportation (NCST) Steering Committee met in late July to process interim amendments to the Nat...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The state of Washington is seeking a more accurate method of reimbursing school districts for the cost of pupil transportation...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The school transportation industry has garnered federal support in its bid to enhance its security against terrorists.

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Gov. Donald Carcieri signed a bill allowing the use of vehicles other than full-size yellow school buses to transport studen...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Gov. Rick Perry signed into law a bill that requires school buses to have three-point belts in all seats.

The legislation...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina General Assembly approved a bill that requires the replacement of the state's school buses every 15 years.<...

Officials from across the pupil transportation industry combined their voices in calling for restrictions on cell phone use by school bus drivers.

Head Start grantees have been given clearance to request waivers from two key Head Start transportation requirements — that each child be seated in a child restraint system while the vehicle is in motion and that each bus have at least one monitor on board at all times.

Countless occurrences have shaped the school bus industry over the past half-century, from safety innovations to key legislation to tragic accidents. Here’s an overview of noteworthy news that <I>SCHOOL BUS FLEET</I> has covered throughout its own history.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The administrator positions at two key federal transportation agencies are in the process of turning over.

The final deadline for Head Start transportation regulations is Jan. 18, 2006.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A resolution before the U.S. House of Representatives would officially support School Bus Safety Week.

Missouri governor aims to require seat belts in buses
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Matt Blunt said he will work to enact a requiremen...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The $286.4 billion transportation bill signed by President Bush on Aug. 10 included language that could help to curtail the ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — School bus drivers have been granted an extra year to earn an "S" endorsement on their CDL.

Congress included a provisio...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — The California Association of School Transportation Officials (CASTO) is opposing a proposal for a new set of statewide f...