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Newsby StaffJanuary 7, 2016

First Student names 1st student art contest winner

For its new student artwork contest, the school transportation provider will award a total of $12,000 this year to schools with winning entries.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 6, 2016

School bus driver awarded for literacy program

Don Sanders of Maine brought children’s books on his bus to get children to read more, and the effort grew into the Bus Book Bags program, with school district and library partnerships. He was recognized by a children’s nonprofit for the program.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 6, 2016

Sinkholes snag 2 school buses

In Maryland, the rear wheels of a Baltimore County Public Schools bus drop into a sinkhole on a road where a water main broke. A similar incident occurs the same morning in Michigan.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 5, 2016

Police: Teen steals school bus, ‘cruises’ with friends

According to police in Hamilton, Ontario, the bus was stolen by a youth who needed a ride home, and then he took it for a joyride a week later.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2016

Cummins engines certified for next round of EPA regs

The supplier’s engine lineup meets the current EPA regulations and the second step in greenhouse gas and fuel-efficiency standards, which take effect in 2017.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2016

New rooftop a/c unit offered for school buses

American Cooling Technology expands its bus rooftop air-conditioning product line with the launch of the new RTS-275.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2016

Iris scanners tested on special-needs school buses

A school transportation agency in California concludes a trial test of biometric iris scanners to track students as they board and exit buses.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2015

Nebraska district to cut back school bus service

Omaha Public Schools is trying to simplify its busing system and cut costs by reducing the number of schools that students can apply to and still be eligible to ride the bus. The district’s transportation costs are high compared with other urban Midwestern districts.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 30, 2015

Nashville district boosts school bus driver pay, hours

Pay raises, a 40-hour work week and attendance bonuses are key factors in Metro Nashville Public Schools’ new plan to address school bus driver recruitment and retention.

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NewsDecember 29, 2015

Editors’ picks: videos of the year

Video highlights on the School Bus Fleet website in 2015 included a clever parody about transporting pupils and a profile of a veteran school bus driver.

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