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New York bus company to shut down
June 13, 2003
JACKSON HEIGHTS, N.Y. — Varsity Transit, which has been providing school bus service in New York City for almost 40 years, will cease its operati...
Trial set for bus driver who let student drive
June 12, 2003
HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. — A June 30 court date is set to begin the trial of a bus driver in Hawkins County, Tenn. who allegedly allowed a 17-year-old s...
Payroll problems upset school bus drivers
June 12, 2003
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — A group of 22 bus drivers for Prince George’s County Schools converged on a district administration building Monday to prot...
Bus driver pleads guilty to kidnapping
June 10, 2003
PHILADELPHIA — Former Oley School District bus driver Otto Nuss pleaded guilty Monday to kidnapping 13 children on his bus route and taking them ...
School bus collides with trolley
June 6, 2003
PHILADELPHIA — A school bus collided with a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) trolley Wednesday, injuring five people, p...
State advances cell phone bill
June 6, 2003
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The state Assembly last week approved a bill which would restrict driver cell phone use by requiring headsets or other hands-fre...
Improvised crew swiftly repairs bus fleet
June 5, 2003
BREMERTON, Wash. — The air was let out of 93 of Central Kitsap School District’s 97 buses Monday night, but drivers pooled together a large group...
School bus driver hailed for saving 10-year-old’s life
June 3, 2003
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A bus driver for Laramie County School District #1 has been honored by the Wyoming-Montana Safety Council with the Lifesaving Aw...
Industry News
June 1, 2003

School-choice programs create dilemma in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers are considering changes to an 8-year-old efficiency-b...

Money-saving tips from maintenance managers
June 1, 2003

In SBF’s 2003 exclusive school bus maintenance survey, shop managers were asked if they had done anything recently to improve performance while...

Fire and ice: Transporting students with liquid oxygen
June 1, 2003

Are school transportation officials taking appropriate precautions when transporting oxygen? The Maryland State Department of Education publishes guid...

Sharing the pain — and sharing the gain
June 1, 2003

There’s much to be thankful for these days. Even with all of the uncertainty we face daily, our lives are relatively carefree compared with most of th...

Dangerous roof weld defects found in Carpenter school buses
June 1, 2003

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The School Bus Information Council (SBIC) issued a warning to school bus operators to examine buses in their fleets manufactured by...

Winds of change bring dispiriting challenges
June 1, 2003

In Oceanside, Calif., approximately 5,000 middle and high school students who previously rode a school bus will have to find another means of getting ...

Major challenges met, others still remain
June 1, 2003

When I began my tenure as president of the National School Transportation Association (NSTA) two years ago, I set out three goals. They were personal,...

Emergency Braking: Putting a 'Stop' to Common Misconceptions
June 1, 2003

Major corporations spend thousands of dollars trying to define the training needs of their employees. One of the best ways to find out how well your s...

All Wheels Are Not Created Equal
June 1, 2003

The Website Forum on www.schoolbusfleet.com/forum called Professional Garage has recently been hit wit...

How and When to Buy a Used School Bus
June 1, 2003

When it comes to purchasing a used school bus, you may already know a lot more than you think about making the right choice.

Executives seasoned i...

Awareness and Preparedness Beat Terrorism
June 1, 2003

In 1976, three armed men hijacked a school bus carrying 26 students in Chowchilla, Calif. After transferring the children and driver into two vans and...

Continued Signs of Uncertainty for School Bus Contractors
June 1, 2003

Contractors big and small are vertically challenged these days. No, it’s not that they’re short in stature. It’s that they’re pressured by factors up ...

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