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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 31, 2015

Officer honored for response to fatal school bus crash

When two school buses collided in East Knoxville, Tennessee, School Resource Officer Trish Ward helped evacuate students and reunite them with their parents.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 31, 2015

Study: 24% of Michigan districts contract out transportation

Ten years ago, only about 4% of school districts in the state outsourced school bus services, according to a report from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2015

Driver called 'hero' for saving students from bus fire

The driver was dropping off students at Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) Intermediate School when she noticed the engine was on fire, and got all 35 students to exit safely. No students were injured.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 26, 2015

Indiana Supreme Court: School bus service not mandated

Indiana school districts are not required by the state constitution to provide transportation for students, the state’s high court rules.

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NewsMarch 26, 2015

Grant helps Ohio bus service company boost safety

Bobby’s Truck and Bus Repair will use a $27,000 grant from the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation to buy a Rotary mobile lifting system.

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Newsby StaffMarch 26, 2015

Boy in fatal accident may have re-entered path of bus

Witnesses said Jonathan A. Chatham re-entered the path of the bus as it began moving forward, according to a school district statement. A relative of the boy has disputed this account.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 26, 2015

Peggy Burns awarded as School Bus Champion

The American School Bus Council recognizes Burns, an expert on legal issues in pupil transportation, for her two decades of dedication to the industry.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2015

STA awarded $3.7M contract with Pennsylvania district

The contractor will provide Pine-Richland School District in Pittsburgh with 77 propane-fueled school vehicles starting with the 2015-16 school year.

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Newsby StaffMarch 24, 2015

Graco fined $10 million for handling of car seat recall

A NHTSA investigation found that the company failed to provide timely notification of a defect in more than 4 million car seats.

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