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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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News•January 15, 2021

Thomas Built Making Collision Mitigation System Available on Some School Buses

OnGuardACTIVE collision mitigation system from ZF is now a factory-installed option for Saf-T-Liner C2 diesel school buses equipped with air disc brakes.

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Photo Galleries•January 13, 2021

PHOTOS: Keeping the School Bus Safe During COVID-19

From deploying onboard cleaning systems to receiving mask donations for students, pupil transporters are making sure the school bus is the safest mode of transportation for students.

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News•by Deborah Lockridge•January 12, 2021

FMCSA Proposes New Vision Program

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to eliminate its federal vision exemption waiver program and instead let medical professionals and motor carriers determine whether drivers with limited vision in one eye may drive commercial motor vehicles.

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News•January 11, 2021

Washington Transportation Co-op Adds New School Bus Tech, Safety Procedures

KWRL, which provides school bus service for four of the state’s school districts, enhances its cleaning protocols and transitions its operations to a new paperless, digital recordkeeping system.

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News•January 8, 2021

First Student Offers Winter Driving Safety Tips

The school transportation provider urges motorists, students, and parents to take extra precautions on the road and at school bus stops during the winter months.

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News•December 23, 2020

BESI Introduces Barrier Designed to Safeguard Against COVID

The Zone Defense Panel is designed to separate the school bus into zones, promoting social distancing and provide an added measure of safety for bus drivers.

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News•December 22, 2020

Editor's Picks 2020: Videos of the Year

A clever song about one school bus driver's daily experiences and a student's community service video about illegal school bus passing were a couple of School Bus Fleet's web highlights in 2020.

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News•December 21, 2020

Top 5 Most-Viewed News Stories of 2020

News stories that drew the most traffic on the School Bus Fleet website in 2020 included coverage of new onboard safety practices amid COVID-19 and strategies for training and staff management.

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News•December 17, 2020

Top 5 Most-Viewed Feature Stories of 2020

Feature articles that drew the most traffic on the School Bus Fleet website in 2020 included coverage of new onboard safety practices amid COVID-19 and strategies for training and staff management.

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News•by Sadiah Thompson •December 17, 2020

Georgia District Installs Technology to Clean Air on School Buses

Marietta City Schools adds Bus Clean Air Needlepoint Ionization systems on all 67 of its buses to combat COVID-19 and improve onboard safety.

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