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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 14, 2015

Tennessee district names new director of transportation

Jerry Partlow returns to Wilson County Schools after the firing of Tiffany Lowery, who held the transportation director position for less than a year.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 14, 2015

79K vehicles illegally passed school buses in national study

Over 100,000 school bus drivers in 26 states took part in this year’s one-day count of stop-arm violations.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2015

REMINDER: Nominate a great transportation director

Do you know an exemplary school transportation director who deserves recognition? We’re accepting nominations for Administrator of the Year. The deadline is this Friday, Sept. 18.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 11, 2015

Former school bus monitor pleads guilty to hitting special-needs student

The former monitor for Colonial Heights (Va.) Public Schools admits she struck a 6-year-old boy who hit her. She pleads guilty to assault and battery of a child, receives a suspended jail sentence, and must take parenting classes, and complete community service and an anger management program.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 11, 2015

School bus driver faces over 50 misdemeanor counts for braking incident

A Pennsylvania school bus driver allegedly slammed on the brakes to get the attention of unruly students on the bus, and several suffered injuries.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 10, 2015

New York aims to extend grant program for school bus driver benefits

Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed to extend the controversial $42 million program that subsidizes experienced school bus drivers' pay and benefits.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 10, 2015

California school bus driver saves students as bus catches fire

Forty-one high school students and an assistant coach escaped the bus uninjured. As the bus lost horsepower, overheated and began to smoke, the driver made sure all the students got off the bus safely.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 10, 2015

Trans Tech unveils new Type A school bus features

The OEM’s 2017 model year buses will include a redesigned entrance door with more headroom and rub-rail end caps for corrosion protection.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 9, 2015

Thomas Built Buses adds electronic stability control, other new options

The OEM will offer electronic stability control for the Saf-T-Liner C2, Bendix air disc brakes for the EFX and a severe duty harness for the HDX and EFX.

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ArticlesSeptember 9, 2015

NSTA Advocacy in Action — Was the entry-level negotiated rulemaking successful?

Twenty-six parties with different  interests reached an agreement that is far better than the original proposal. The agreement includes a balance of increased requirements that are not detrimental to the industry and will foster safer entry-level drivers.

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