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Stay current on the practices, equipment, training, and research helping protect students, drivers, and other road users. Here, we cover topics such as illegal passing, loading and unloading, driver safety, student behavior, crash prevention, security, and more.

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Videos•October 18, 2022

Keep It Safe [VIDEO]

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the arrival of National School Bus Safety Week.

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News•by Christy Grimes•October 17, 2022

School Bus Drivers Rescue Missing Michigan Toddler

The drivers helped reunite the child with his parents, just minutes after the car he was sitting in was stolen.

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News•October 12, 2022

NHTSA Launches School Bus Safety Campaign

The federal agency wants motorists to remember that children's lives are on the line when a school bus stop-arm is extended. The new campaign launched just days before National School Bus Safety Week.

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News•by Wes Platt•October 12, 2022

Georgia District Claims Connected School Bus First

The pilot program in the Fulton County Schools equipped two school buses with connected technology that prioritized the vehicles for green lights at intersections along routes in Alpharetta.

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Articles•by Wes Platt•October 4, 2022

Illegal School Bus Passing: More Communication Key to Stemming Crisis

Members of the School Bus Fleet editorial advisory board offer their thoughts on the chronic problem of stop-arm running and illegal passing.

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Videos•September 27, 2022

Today's High-Tech School Buses [VIDEO]

In this Orange County (Fla.) Public Schools video, William Wen, senior director for transportation, describes features found on the latest state-of-the-art school buses used by the district.

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News•by News/Media Release•September 22, 2022

The School Bus Safety Company Revamps CDL Training Course

The new interactive video-based training course reduces training time.

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News•by Christy Grimes•September 22, 2022

SBF Incident Report Roundup: Sept. 22, 2022

In this collection of recent news about legal issues and accidents related to pupil transportation: South Carolina School Bus Hits Student, Crashes into Building - School Bus Crashes Onto West Philadelphia Sidewalk - New York School Bus Attendant Hit by Vehicle - Parents of Student Killed in School Bus Crash File Lawsuit - Texas School District to Hire Firm to Investigate Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Bus Driver - and more.

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Articles•by Amanda Huggett•September 20, 2022

21 Tips for Preventing School Bus Accidents

The best way to avoid an accident is to use proactive measures to prevent one in the first place. Try out this checklist to keep children and drivers as safe as possible.

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News•by News/Media Release•September 15, 2022

Zum to Enhance Safety Training with SPED Safe Partnership

SPED Safe’s curriculum will prepare Zum drivers to understand the unique nature, needs, and characteristics of individual students' disabilities, as well as mitigate situations as they arise, regardless of that student’s special need. 

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