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Addressing concerns about the EPA’s tightened emissions standards and how they’re going to impact school bus operators was the focus of a Webcast sponsored by the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) and the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO).
Read More →By now, there is probably not a school transportation director in the country who hasn’t heard of biodiesel fuel. About 250 school districts throughout the country use biodiesel blends, in addition to hundreds of other major fleets and thousands of individual motorists and farmers.
Read More →ABERDEEN, Md. — A July 5 school bus crash on a Maryland expressway that resulted in injuries to dozens of children, four seriously, has raised questions about the minimum age of bus drivers.
Read More →Many people head to lunch at noon every day, out of habit mostly. Is there an advantage to eating at noon? Not really.
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Why are children continually abandoned on school buses? The reasons abound, but so do the possible solutions. Applying multiple strategies to train, remind and check up on drivers will help ensure the safety of precious cargo.
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School bus operators who want to track the time and place of student boardings and deboardings have three options: bar codes, radio frequency identification (RFID) and biometric systems. Each has its own benefits and drawbacks.
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Donald Fowler bought his first school bus in 1975 from his father’s International Harvester dealership. More than 30 years later, Fowler owns 28 buses...
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Door, hatch and window exit systems should be inspected regularly and lubricated and cleaned as necessary. Here are tips for keeping their various parts moving.
Read More →Arkansas judge dismisses seat belt lawsuit BENTONVILLE, Ark. — A lawsuit alleging that a school bus involved in a fatal crash was defectiv...
Read More →I was in Washington, D.C., recently for an industry lobbying effort that brought together key players from the school bus community.
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