The school divisions will receive a total of 50 Thomas Built Buses’ Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley buses for phase one of the power and electric company’s electric school bus program.
HB 1140 would establish grants to help schools to replace diesel buses with electric buses by 2030. It would also help recipients share information about their experiences with the alternative-fuel vehicles.
The driver is transporting students to a basketball game when he sees smoke entering the bus. He is able to safely evacuate all of the students before the bus catches fire.
Pollard talks about creating a successful annual driver training event, his passion for serving special-needs students, and the “special ride” he was able to coordinate for a student with autism.
As autonomous vehicles become mainstream, safer travel for all may indeed be a reality. The in-between time, though, remains a learning environment for everyone.
As vice president of product compliance and regulatory affairs, Sean Waters will work with regulatory agency leadership on standard-setting initiatives for commercial vehicles, including for Thomas Built Buses.
Senate Bill 219 would let police seize a stop-arm runner’s vehicle. Meanwhile, Gov. Eric Holcomb announces that over 2,500 citations were issued as part of an illegal passing prevention program.
Bud Fears represented both the school bus and paratransit segments, and played a key role in expanding the company’s wheelchair securement market in the Midwest region.
Middle school students from Vermillion School District participate in the American Automobile Association’s School Safety Patrol program to promote proper school bus safety among their peers.
Here are a few offerings from some of SBF’s 2019 stories related to team-building and technology for a successful 2020.
In this promotional film, the National School Transportation Association shares highlights from the event, held in Washington, D.C., in October.
The National Association for Pupil Transportation learns from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that it has not completed the Entry Level Driver Training registry due to technical issues. NAPT expects the ELDT deadline to be delayed.
AndGo is a vehicle servicing platform that combines predictive software and a national service network.
Senate Bill 6208 would have protected the seniority rights, wages, and benefits of the state’s school bus drivers.
The survey covers such topics as driver pay, student ridership, and special-needs bus equipment.
House Bill 351 would require the state superintendent of public instruction to identify school systems with critical shortages and allow them to hire school retirees to drive while keeping their retiree pay.
The securement equipment supplier recognized Dan Ellison, an occupational therapist and driving specialist at the Shepherd Center, for his success in the personal mobility industry and his ability to provide individualized training for mobility device passengers.
An educational school bus safety display, snowy school bus yards, and a bus stopping for a moose to cross the road are among the captivating photo submissions from industry personnel and those from the Snapshots department in recent issues of School Bus Fleet.
Rochester Public Schools equips the van with the AbiliTrax Shift N Step, a dual-entry system to provide transportation service to ambulatory students and those who use wheelchairs.
Dominion Energy to Supply Electric School Buses to 16 Virginia School Divisions
Virginia Bill Would Create Electric School Bus Grant Program
