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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 6, 2023

Connecticut Firefighters Receive Donated School Bus

Fire department trainers will use the bus to simulate emergency situations and perform trainings such as strut stabilization and passenger extrication.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 27, 2023

FMCSA Swears in New Deputy Administrator

Earl Adams Jr., the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's chief counsel since July 2021, now takes over the role previously held by Robin Hutcheson. She was confirmed as FMCSA's administrator in September 2022.

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VideosFebruary 7, 2023

Making Waves [VIDEO]

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the death of an Alabama educator in a bus accident and the appointment of a Highland Electric Fleets exec to a grid modernization council in Massachusetts.

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NewsFebruary 4, 2023

2nd Grade Student Struck, Killed by School Bus in Illinois

The student was seriously injured after being hit in Park Forest. He was pronounced dead after being transported to a nearby hospital.

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Newsby Christy GrimesFebruary 3, 2023

SBF Incident Report Roundup: Feb. 3, 2023

In this collection of recent news about incidents and accidents related to pupil transportation: Saudi National Who Stole New Jersey School Bus Had Threatening Journals, Authorities Say | Georgia Student Run Over by School Bus | 3rd Grade Student Brutally Beaten on Florida School Bus | Front of North Carolina School Bus Crushed in Crash | School Bus Driver Charged with DWI After Crashing into New Jersey Home | Alabama School Bus Crashes, Catches Fire.

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Newsby Christy GrimesJanuary 27, 2023

School Faculty Member Killed in Alabama School Bus Accident

Jefferson County teacher and school bus driver Mark Ridgeway was killed when a school bus he was performing standard checks on rolled forward, striking him.

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Newsby Christy GrimesJanuary 13, 2023

SBF Incident Report Roundup: Jan. 13, 2023

In this collection of recent news about incidents and accidents related to pupil transportation: 12-Year-Old Struck, Killed by Car in Georgia While Running to Catch School Bus - 6-Year-Old on Go-Kart Run Over by Georgia School Bus - Mother of Student Who Fell Out of South Carolina School Bus Sues School District - Students, School Bus Driver Injured in Kentucky Crash - Illinois School Bus Driver Cited in Crash - Teen Left on Side of Virginia Highway After School Bus Fight - And More

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Newsby Wes PlattJanuary 13, 2023

Kentucky School Transportation Director Named NCST Vice-Chair

Elisa Hanley, who has represented Kentucky at the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services since 2014, looks forward to her role on the steering committee of the National Congress on School Transportation when it meets in 2025.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 13, 2023

Donated Bus in New York Aids Evacuation Training

Durham School Services, a student transportation provider, donated the bus to the Farmingville Fire Department for use in training for school bus-related emergencies.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 4, 2023

New York School District Adding Stop-Arm Cameras

The Bethlehem Central School District is partnering with Albany County and BusPatrol to battle illegal passing around school buses.

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