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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 9, 2015

Autopsy: Bus driver did not suffer medical event in crash with train

Although Max Danner had a significant heart condition, that did not cause the fatal school bus-freight train collision near Larimore, North Dakota, officials said.

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ProductsMarch 9, 2015

Book on school bus safety

Go Where the Bus Goes, a new children’s book written by Lorraine Fletcher, a longtime school bus driver in Kentucky, addresses school bus safety.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 6, 2015

School bus safety veteran Wilma Crabtree to retire

Crabtree’s efforts have included spearheading the national survey of school bus loading and unloading fatalities since the early 1980s.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2015

Students, bus driver injured in fatal crash

A truck apparently collided head-on with a car, then careened head-on into an Orondo (Wash.) School District bus, injuring some students, the bus driver and the two truck occupants. The driver of the car was killed.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 5, 2015

District to launch school bus seat belt study

Westfield (Ind.) Washington Schools will work with IMMI on a pilot program to retrofit six of the district’s buses with lap-shoulder belts.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 4, 2015

Hoglund Bus owner Holly Hoglund Klein dies in crash

Hoglund Klein, who led her family’s Minnesota-based school bus dealership, is remembered for her passion for pupil transportation and her efforts to help others succeed.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2015

Teen accused of knocking out school bus driver

The Louisiana student allegedly punched the driver in the face until she went unconscious. Another student stepped on the brakes and pulled the shifter to stop the bus.

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Newsby StaffMarch 3, 2015

Survey reports on illegal bus passing incidents in New York

School bus drivers in 26 districts found that 259 motorists passed a stopped bus on Feb. 24. The New York Association for Pupil Transportation estimates the total number statewide is closer to 10,000.

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ArticlesMarch 3, 2015

NSTA Advocacy in Action — How we advocate for the school bus industry

Advocacy efforts have involved defending existing laws that benefit the industry, opposing regulations that would be harmful, and promoting new policies that will help and grow the industry.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 2, 2015

Indiana lawmakers reject bus stop-arm camera bill

House Bill 1404 would have let more schools use stop-arm cameras to take photos of vehicles that illegally passed the buses’ extended stop arm, and allowed them to be used to issue citations.

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