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Kentucky Bus Driver Saves Family From Mobile Home Fire
Norman Miller, a driver with Lee County School District, stops his bus to extinguish a fire on the porch of a mobile home and rescue the family inside.
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Michigan Contractor Receives 92 New Thomas Built School Buses
Dean Transportation, Hoekstra Transportation, and Thomas Built Buses feature Lansing School District’s new school buses and share school bus safety tips with students at a back-to-school event.
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NHTSA Acting Administrator to Step Down
Heidi King’s last day as acting administrator of the regulatory agency will be Aug. 31. She will be replaced by James Owens, the U.S. DOT’s deputy general counsel.
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Kentucky Lawmaker Seeks to Require Stop-Arm Cameras on School Buses
House Rep. Robert Goforth pushes for legislation that would require school districts to purchase and install stop-arm cameras on school buses by Aug. 1, 2023.
School Bus Songs: ‘Stop When the Arm is Out’
Michigan City (Ind.) Area Schools’ transportation department, also known as the “stop-arm singers,” recreate The Supremes’ famous “Stop in the Name of Love” — urging motorists to think twice before illegally passing a stopped school bus.
Missouri, Georgia Districts Receive New Blue Bird School Buses
Kansas City Public Schools adds 155 propane buses and Harris County School District received 11 new diesel school buses.
Proterra Names New VP of Technical Engineering Team
Mike Boggess will lead some of the supplier’s technology programs, including vehicle range modeling, depot charging simulation, product telemetry, and electrical and thermal efficiency.
Ohio District to Purchase 260 School Bus Cameras
Strongsville City Schools board agrees to install interior video surveillance cameras on most of its spare buses and those that are used for daily routes and field trips.
Op-Ed: Reader Presents Case for Seat Belts on School Buses
An Ohio seat belt advocate responds to recent comments from readers on the belts being dangerous in the event of a fire.
Longtime Bus Driver Dies on First Day of School
Cynthia Gibson, a bus driver for Hillsborough County (Fla.) Public Schools for 30 years, dies in a car crash on her way to work.
School Bus Songs: 'Washboard Road'
Jay Heilman, a bus driver with Pasco County (Fla.) Schools, is joined by other members of the district’s transportation staff as he details the trials and triumphs of pupil transportation in his own catchy version of Lil Nas X's “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus.
Proterra to Expand Electrification of OEM Offerings
The electric bus and charging system manufacturer has launched Proterra Powered vehicle electrification solutions to help commercial vehicle manufacturers electrify their heavy-duty vehicles.
Another Benefit of Brake Interlock Systems
A brake interlock system could easily allow a driver being held at gunpoint the means to prevent the bus from moving by purposely not following the required release steps and claiming mechanical problems to the assailant, thus giving law enforcement more time to respond.
Shake-Ups Prompt a Closer Look at Safety
Although we all agree that the motoring public needs to be more cautious, bus drivers can also help mitigate the number of dangerous incidents by following safe and consistent loading and unloading practices.
NSTA Advocacy in Action — Going (Above and) Beyond the Numbers for School Bus Safety
The NSTA president discusses how statistics reflect the degree to which school bus operators go above and beyond to provide safe student transportation.
5 Questions: Ted Finlayson-Schueler on Driver Training, NTSB Recommendations
Ted Finlayson-Schueler, founder of the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute and Safety Rules, talks about the need to improve driver training, ways to curtail stop-arm running, and his take on some recent National Transportation Safety Board safety recommendations.
STA Maine Employees Help Raise $100K for Veterans
Hudson Bus Lines teams up with the Travis Mills Foundation on a “Plane Pull” event to raise the funds for a retreat for veterans and their families.
Enhancing Tire Maintenance With Telematics, Retread Solutions
Telematics and retread solutions can protect and extend the life of one of a school bus’s most valuable assets. These include mobile apps created to monitor inflation pressures and tires designed with greater traction and durability.
New Leadership Takes the Helm at NSTA
John Benish Jr. was elected president at the association’s recent annual meeting. Curt Macysyn has stepped into the executive director role.
Kentucky Bus Driver Saves Family From Mobile Home Fire
Michigan Contractor Receives 92 New Thomas Built School Buses
NHTSA Acting Administrator to Step Down
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