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ProductsSeptember 18, 2014

Stop-arm package

REI’s comprehensive stop-arm package deters and monitors stop-arm violators, company officials said.

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ProductsSeptember 18, 2014

Vehicle lift

The ST 1065 mobile column lift is engineered for safely raising industrial, off-road vehicles with large wheel diameters.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 18, 2014

Bus driver dies after saving student from rolling bus

In Akron, Ohio, school bus driver Laura Zborowski was conducting emergency evacuation drills with students when the bus began to roll. Police say that Zborowski pushed a 10-year-old girl out of the path of the bus and attempted to board the bus to stop it, but the driver was pulled under the vehicle.

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ArticlesSeptember 17, 2014

NAPT News & Views — Why you should love the bus

Mid-August through mid-September each year is the perfect time to let everyone know about a project that began in 2007 called “Love the Bus.” I encourage everyone who cares about school buses to learn more about what NAPT and its partners in the American School Bus Council are doing to promote the yellow school bus and help us by spreading the word.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2014

IC Bus now offering Allison’s FuelSense package

The manufacturer’s school buses are now available with FuelSense Basic in the Allison 1000 and 2000 series transmissions paired with either the Cummins ISB 6.7-liter engine or the MaxxForce DT engine. The company will also offer FuelSense Plus and Max as optional packages beginning in the spring of 2015.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2014

Student shocked with stun gun after misbehaving on school bus

A freshman student of Garinger High School in North Carolina was allegedly “causing problems on the bus” when a school resource officer tried to talk the student down and then restrained him before using his stun gun. Police said the officer shocked the student after he cursed at the officer and tried to punch him.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 16, 2014

REI’s recessed camera designed to prevent head injuries

The supplier’s new camera extends 1 inch from the ceiling. Other features of the camera include adjustable viewing angles, high-resolution color and intelligent IR technology designed for viewing footage clearly day or night.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonSeptember 16, 2014

Out-of-control car kills 15-year-old at school bus stop

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the car was traveling too fast for conditions, and the driver lost control. The vehicle veered off of the road, fatally struck a teenager who was waiting for a school bus, struck a mailbox and then overturned.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 15, 2014

Utah district revives student bus safety training following fatal accident

Jordan School District brought back a program that trains elementary school students in school bus safety basics after a 10-year-old student was fatally struck by a bus after getting off another bus in May. The district had ended the program in 2009 when it split.

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