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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonJanuary 30, 2018

Is the School Bus Warning Light System Clear Enough?

A petitioner asked NHTSA to make changes to the way warning lights are displayed when school buses are stopping to load or unload passengers.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Tim WagnerJanuary 22, 2018

Transportation Director Finds School Bus Driver Shortage Solution in Facebook

The social media platform proves effective for a new Ohio transportation director as he has to quickly fill a driver shortage. Here, he shares what he posted and why he thinks it worked.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonJanuary 12, 2018

Running the Numbers, in Air Quality and School Buses

Wildfire smoke spurred me to start checking an air quality index. The data-driven experience brought to mind how, more than ever, numbers are readily available to track pupil transportation performance.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Nicole SchlosserDecember 18, 2017

School Transportation Professionals Make the Holidays Special

This time of year, there are so many examples of pupil transporters giving time and other resources to help students and families in need.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonDecember 11, 2017

School Bus Driver Shares the Funniest Thing Heard on Her Bus

When it comes to amusing anecdotes, the standout from Lynn Maw’s bus was an encounter with a kindergartner. As kids often do, this young passenger disregarded political correctness.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonDecember 1, 2017

The School Bus Serves as Source of Inspiration for Poetry

Pupil transportation consultant — and former English teacher — George Horne has penned numerous poems about the yellow bus world and the people who inhabit it.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Nicole SchlosserNovember 29, 2017

Principal Drives School Bus, Studies Driver Shortage for Doctorate

Dan Zylstra pitches in to mitigate the driver shortage at his school not only as a substitute driver, but also by researching the issue as he earns his doctorate in education.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonNovember 17, 2017

Transportation Veteran Shows Off Nationwide Collection of School Bus License Plates

Retired pupil transporter Louk Markham has amassed school bus plates from across the U.S. as well as Canada.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonNovember 13, 2017

Struck-by-Bus Fatalities Are a Prime Target

Federal statistics show that more students outside the school bus are killed by the bus itself than by other vehicles.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby By Ben EnglanderOctober 16, 2017

School Bus Mirrors, Vision Technology: Reflecting on Sol Englander’s Legacy

Englander, who shaped Rosco Inc. into a major supplier of mirrors and digital vision systems, passed away on Feb. 2.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Lori-Ann SavinoOctober 13, 2017

Why We Equipped a School Bus With Motorcoach Amenities

Jericho (N.Y.) School District's director of transportation explains how a school bus with upgraded features has fit the bill for safe and economical activity trips.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Arby CreachSeptember 18, 2017

How Brevard Public Schools Handled Hurricane Irma

The Florida district’s transportation team quickly secured 500 school buses to brace for the forecast 100 mph winds. Director Arby Creach gives a detailed account of the prep work — and how it paid off.

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