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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2008

REMINDER: New York City DOE seeks input from contractors

As it prepares to competitively bid out transportation services, the city Department of Education (DOE) has asked for input from school bus contractors.

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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2008

Bus Briefs — 10/9/08

Van driver sentenced in fatal Minnesota school bus crash MARSHALL, Minn. — Olga Franco, the driver of a minivan who killed four children ...

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2008

School bus driver saves choking student

NAPLES, Fla. — School bus driver Gail Paxon saved the life of a student on her bus recently by performing the Heimlich maneuver.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2008

New York City DOE seeks input from contractors

As it prepares to competitively bid out transportation services, the city Department of Education (DOE) has asked for input from school bus contractors.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2008

School Bus Watch becomes 'Eyes on the Road'

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has revealed changes to its security training program for the school bus industry.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2008

Four students killed in Indiana school bus crash

LOGANSPORT, Ind. — A special-needs school bus collided with two dump trucks on Friday, fatally injuring four elementary school children.

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Articlesby StaffOctober 1, 2008

Fatal crash spurs activity trip safety campaign

FREDERICTON, New Brunswick — In the wake of a fatal accident on a high school basketball trip in January, officials in late August unveiled recomm...

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Articlesby StaffOctober 1, 2008

Canadian council sets standard for activity buses

TORONTO — The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) announced the publication of a standard to provide voluntary requirements for activity buses. ...

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Articlesby StaffOctober 1, 2008

Connecticut crossing arm exemption rejected

WETHERSFIELD, Conn. — Older school buses in the state are still required to have crossing arms, despite legislation passed earlier this year that ...

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Articlesby StaffOctober 1, 2008

Illinois bus drivers aim to end community violence

CRESTWOOD, Ill. — On Sept. 6, drivers for Alpha School Bus Company Inc., a subsidiary of Cook-Illinois Corp., walked for three miles through Crest...

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