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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 1, 2015

Police see success with stop-arm enforcement in Prince Edward Island

Enforcement action around school bus stops last month seems to have resonated with drivers, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

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Newsby StaffDecember 1, 2015

Beloved school bus driver who drove for 66 years passes away

Phillip James Nice started driving school buses in New York in 1949 and did not stop until two days before his death on Nov. 21 at age 84. He had driven 1 million miles transporting several generations of students.

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Newsby StaffNovember 30, 2015

Blue Bird honors top dealers

Yancey Bus Sales & Service is named Blue Bird’s 2015 Dealer of the Year for best overall performance in North America.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 24, 2015

Student behavior cited as factor in school bus crash

A driver in Colorado was distracted by noisy students before his bus veered off of a narrow road and rolled last week, district officials say. The driver was new to the job.

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Newsby StaffNovember 24, 2015

School bus drivers honored for saving students from fire

Sammy Agunbiade of Houston, Texas, rushes the 30 students off the bus when he hears popping sounds and smells something strange. The bus explodes into flames as a second bus driver comes to take the students farther away from the bus.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 23, 2015

Report cites district-wide problems in Palm Beach busing debacle

A lack of clear leadership, a “culture of distrust” and inadequate staffing factored into the district’s school transportation meltdown this fall, an attorney finds.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2015

Last Chowchilla school bus kidnapper denied parole

A state panel denied Frederick Woods parole for the 14th time due to disciplinary infractions that demonstrate continued criminal thinking, authorities say. He will be able to seek parole again in three years.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 19, 2015

Bill would require sensors on New Jersey school buses

New school buses in the state would need sensors to alert the driver of objects in front or in back of the bus, under a bill advanced by an Assembly committee.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2015

New York association names new president

The New York School Bus Contractors Association elects Michael Martucci as its new president. Martucci is the owner and founding partner of Quality Bus Service, which he started after graduating from college.

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Newsby StaffNovember 19, 2015

School bus driver recognized for response after plane crash

Sandy Jett of Ohio quickly backs away from smoke, fire and downed power lines caused by a fatal plane crash on her route. Her supervisor commends her for preventing students from seeing the accident and keeping them calm.

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