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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2008

TSA to provide regional security workshops

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bill Arrington, general manager of the Highway and Motor Carrier (HMC) division of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA...

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2008

Bus Briefs — 8/14/08

Alabama governor’s seat belt study group holds first meeting BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Members of a group studying seat belts on school buses me...

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2008

Bus Briefs — 8/7/08

Woman found guilty in Minnesota bus crash WILLMAR, Minn. — Olga Franco, accused of crashing a van into a school bus in February, killing...

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2008

NAPT prods NHTSA on seat belt testing

ALBANY, N.Y. — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced recently that it has begun testing new lap-shoulder belt systems ...

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Newsby StaffAugust 6, 2008

Study targets condition of nation’s roads

LOS ANGELES — The Reason Foundation last week released its 17th Annual Report on the Performance of State Highway Systems. The study, b...

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2008

House resolution includes school transportation among security measures

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On June 18, the House of Representatives passed a resolution (1150) urging the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ...

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2008

Legislator calls for fuel tax exemption for bus contractors

ALBANY, N.Y. — Assemblyman Peter Rivera reintroduced legislation in June that would temporarily remove the diesel fuel tax paid by school bus contrac...

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2008

STC to acquire Elgie Bus Lines Ltd.

TORONTO — Student Transportation of Canada (STC) has entered into an agreement to acquire London, Ontario-based Elgie Bus Lines Ltd. Elgie will a...

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2008

New system offers comprehensive approach to student safety

TEMPE, Ariz. — An integrated safety solution from AlertStar Corp. will soon be operating on school buses around the state. The system has three...

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Articlesby StaffAugust 1, 2008

NSTA: Update on Ohio transit agency's illegal school service

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National School Transportation Association’s (NSTA) intervention in a deal between the Greater Dayton Regional Transit Autho...

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