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Thomas had covered the pupil transportation industry with School Bus Fleet since 2002. When he's not writing articles about yellow buses, he enjoys running long distances and making a joyful noise with his guitar.
Here’s yet another fascinating second life for a school bus: a traveling World War II museum. The 40-foot “BUS-eum,” as it’s called, has been roaming across the Midwest to inform folks about the experiences of prisoners of war in Nazi Germany. ...
Read More →With the EPA’s 2010 emissions standards drawing near, school bus OEMs answer key questions about the engine technology that will power their large buses.
Read More →In a recent blog post, I wrote about two school bus driver-attendant teams who had spotted clear signs that a 13-year-old girl was being abused by her adoptive mother.Not long afterward, Maine Gov. John Baldacci signed into law a bill that adds school bus drivers and attendants to a list of “mandated reporters” of child abuse. The list already ...
Read More →It must be hard to look on the bright side when you’ve just been told that you’re losing your job. Somehow, Florida school bus driver Martha Brown was able to do just that.
Read More →School bus drivers are often called the “eyes and ears” of their communities. That was certainly true in the case of 13-year-old Alexis “Lexie” Gl...
Read More →For school transportation operations, GPS offers the potential to increase efficiency and security, but it also raises a number of questions for thos...
Read More →Would you believe “Jurassic Park”? We’ve seen photos of old American school buses, painted over in a variety of bright colors and designs, that have taken on a new life in public transportation in Central or South America. But this is a surprising new example of a second act for our school buses.
Read More →School bus drivers are often called the “eyes and ears” of their communities. That was certainly true in the case of 13-year-old Alexis “Lexie” Glover. The efforts of a few observant and caring pupil transporters could have led authorities to save Lexie’s life. ...
Read More →Throughout my time covering the bus industry, this may be the most troubling thing I’ve come across: “[The bus matron] told police she knew Ri...
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