The Chandler (Ariz.) Unified School District #80 transportation team recently moved its operations from three small locations to a new facility that features significant upgrades. Here, they detail the process and share lessons learned.
Proper etiquette is critical to seamless operation between dispatchers and drivers. Tips on training and messaging include using equipment properly, creating clear emergency protocols, and keeping messages brief.
A mobile app that offers engine software updates, vertical rise vehicle lifts, and battery technology that can reduce emergency repairs are some of the latest products designed to boost shop efficiency.
Three school districts have purchased a total of 17 Blue Bird Vision Propane buses.
Registration is open for the supplier’s Air Brake Training course and Advanced Technology Training course.
Shannon Weber, a transportation supervisor at Kyrene School District #28 in Tempe, Ariz., shares how her district uses performance-based data to award assignments.
Navigating the electric bus ecosystem requires more than just GPS.
With tightening budgets, the harsh reality is that most districts across the United States have an older fleet than they’d like and they aren’t able to fully spec their buses with the latest in state-of-the-art safety features and technologies. While the average age of most school bus fleets today is around nine years, many school districts are reporting retirement of their Type C and D buses after 16 years or more.
Old thinking about diesel has been corrected.
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Chesapeake Public Schools will equip more than 500 of its buses with new safety technology, which will include BusPatrol's stop-arm cameras and Zonar’s smart fleet technology.
Kansas Central School Bus experiences significant driver and staffing shortage due to the virus and had to combine routes to get all students to and from school.
Fisher discusses her love of an unpredictable workday, legislation to combat driver shortage, and taking the helm at the Virginia Association for Pupil Transportation.
Bright Horizons Center in Florida is gifted the newly renovated set by the wheelchair securement supplier.
National School Transportation Association President John Benish Jr. shares how the American School Bus Council's Love the Bus kickoff activities on Feb. 3 affected him.
The IC Bus parent company recognizes suppliers that exceeded performance expectations for quality, delivery, technology, and cost.
The American School Bus Council launched its annual Love the Bus campaign with events at Orange County (Fla.) Public Schools on Feb. 4.
Mark Riccio, the former alternative fuels manager for Blue Bird, is the new vice president of sales at Highland Electric Transportation Inc.
The School District of Palm Beach County (Fla.) honors Myron White, the district's longest-standing bus driver of more than 36 years, during its "Thank a Driver" week.
Riverside Community School District reaches a settlement with the family of a student who died in a 2017 school bus fire.
“Driven to Learn,” written by Albin J. Weiler, details his experiences and those of his fellow drivers behind the wheel and includes pupil transportation lessons and tips.
Ann Kania, a driver for We Transport Inc., faced several challenges throughout her career, but says the safety of students was her number-one priority.
The feature is available on all versions of the school bus manufacturer’s Saf-T-Liner C2 and allows the front entry doors to reopen automatically if they sense an object or obstruction in the doorway.
Transitioning to a New School Bus Facility: What You Need to Know
