The securement supplier will honor a special-needs school bus driver for their standout service for the third year in a row. The winner will receive a $1,000.
Eirene Farias, a bus driver for the Brewster (N.Y.) Central School District, uses her crafting skills to personalize her safety vest and those of her coworkers. The decorated vests also engage students.
Olivia Boggs of Texas is honored for helping keep students calm and safe after their school bus driver experienced a medical emergency that caused the bus to crash.
The agency anticipates making between 40 and 60 grant agreements for projects aimed at reducing emissions from aging diesel engines, including those in school buses.
The association invites U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) on its podcast, “The Bus Stop,” to discuss her journey to Capitol Hill and outline the Stop for School Buses Act of 2019.
The safety solutions supplier demonstrates its Predictive Stop Arm in Laurel, Miss., on the 10-year anniversary of a crash that killed a 5-year-old boy.
Technicians and drivers should try not to assume to know the cause of a problem before running tests. Instead, look at the affected system in its entirety first.
Murfreesboro (Tenn.) City Schools teamed up with Murfreesboro Police Department to launch a campaign creating awareness of the state’s school bus stop-arm laws and encouraging motorists to practice safe driving behaviors.
The proposed package of legislation aims to restrict who can board and stiffen penalties on those who do so unlawfully, crack down on motorists who illegally pass buses, and allow stop-arm cameras.
The event, which was held Dec. 6 to 8, in Cypress, Texas, featured 24 competitors from 16 different states.
Triad Community Unit School District #2 will receive the buses, which were sold by Creative Bus Sales and will be built by Starcraft Bus. The buses are funded by the state’s second round of VW settlement funds.
The company’s Dashcam provides downloadable videos, real-time alerts, and live GPS location services before, during, and after a vehicle incident.
A video posted on social media shows the Texas driver driving the bus forward while the student stands in front of the bus asking to be let on board.
The child is able to safely evacuate the bus before it is engulfed in flames. The fire was apparently caused by a faulty wire near the bus’s engine, a district official said.
The fourth-largest district school bus fleet in the U.S., according to School Bus Fleet's research, commits to transitioning to 100% clean, renewable energy by 2040.
Jonathan Gates of Oregon was found not to be under the influence of controlled substances after he was arrested for allegedly driving while impaired in the November crash.
In a parody of the Bee Gees’ “Stayin’ Alive,” the transportation team at West Des Moines (Iowa) Community Schools outlines several school bus safety rules while donning their best 70s attire.
The National Association for Pupil Transportation’s concerns address bus driver responsibility and how that might exacerbate driver shortage, and the extra time the systems would add to bus trips.
Pupil transporters put safety first and foremost. Reminding all drivers on the road of the effects of distractions — created by themselves or other motorists — while driving is critical to ensuring that continued safety.
AMF-Bruns Announces 3rd Annual Special-Needs School Bus Driver Award
School Bus Driver Starts ‘Embrace the Vest’ Campaign
Student Honored for Heroic Actions During School Bus Crash
