Vikki Boyce Czechowicz of New York notices smoke coming from the under dashboard, evacuates the 19 students aboard her bus right before the engine area catches fire. She is presented with a Heroism Award.
Paul Osland will be the school bus company's new president. He previously served as the organization's chief operating officer.
The Georgia teen starts to cross the road to get to her stopped bus when the truck speeds past and nearly hits her. The bus driver warns her to get out of the way just in time by honking the bus’s horn.
Cummins, which produces the drivetrains in Blue Bird’s electric buses, is investing $500 million in electrification over three years as part of an effort to support California customers.
In addition to Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, the children's ridesharing company will now provide transportation to schools in Sacramento, Calif.; San Diego; Miami; Phoenix; Dallas; Chicago; Seattle; and Washington, D.C.
Jennifer Love of New Jersey is pushing for legislation that would require all of the state’s special-needs buses to be equipped with video surveillance cameras and GPS systems.
The state Department of Education’s “Stop on Red, Kids Ahead” includes social media reminders, posters, and safety flyers, as well as bumper stickers donated by Collins Bus Corp.
Regional School Unit 57 adds the extra-long stop arms to nine of its buses, which run on routes with heavy commuter traffic.