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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2015

School bus driver, students connect with ‘the grandma in the window’

A woman who waves to students on a bus from her window every school day was no longer there recently, after suffering a stroke. The driver brought her flowers and the students made her a sign of them waving from inside the bus to show her how much she means to them.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 27, 2015

EPA awards $5.4M for diesel emission reductions in West

Several school bus-related projects are among those awarded grants to retrofit and replace old diesel vehicles and equipment.

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Newsby StaffOctober 26, 2015

New York association awards industry excellence at convention

The New York School Bus Contractors Association presented its 2015 industry safety and service awards at its 61st annual convention, held Oct. 16 – 18, in New York City.

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ProductsOctober 26, 2015

In-vehicle video system

GreenRoad Technologies has introduced an in-vehicle video system that records dangerous or noteworthy events, on the road and in the vehicle, as they happen.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 22, 2015

House committee passes highway bill

The multi-year surface transportation reauthorization now heads to the House floor. NSTA says that the bill includes several provisions to resolve threats to the private school bus industry.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2015

Indiana district piloting school bus tracking app

The Tippecanoe School Corp. is offering Synovia’s Here Comes the Bus website and app to parents of students at three of its schools and will soon offer it to the remaining schools.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2015

New York association launches campaign to document stop-arm running

The New York Association for Pupil Transportation’s “Safe Stop Survey” will have school bus drivers in a sample group of districts count the number of times their buses are passed on a designated day and will release the results each month.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2015

Bendix donates $4K to district for anti-bullying efforts

Four Elyria (Ohio) City Schools elementary schools received “Buddy Benches,” designed to foster friendships among students, and training on ways to use the benches to make connections with peers.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 20, 2015

Iowa Pupil Transportation Association names new executive director

Chris Darling steps into the role, succeeding Owen Freese. Darling previously oversaw transportation at Fort Dodge Community School District for two decades.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 20, 2015

Stop-arm enforcement a focus for School Bus Safety Week

School bus operations across the nation are working to spotlight school bus safety this week — in some cases with the help of law enforcement.

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