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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2008

Bus Briefs — 4/24/08

School bus driver honored by highway patrol YUBA CITY, Calif. — Marian Sandoval, a bus driver for a local school district, was honored t...

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Newsby StaffApril 23, 2008

Louisiana bill would ban cell phone use by bus drivers

BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana House transportation committee last week approved a bill that would prohibit bus drivers from talking on a cell phone ...

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2008

Bus Briefs — 4/17/08

Bus driver stays focused during fight with breast cancer LEOMINSTER, Mass. — School bus driver Pat Leblanc, who was diagnosed with breast...

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2008

Ontario school buses excel in ‘safety blitz’

TORONTO — In a two-week “safety blitz” last month, 94 percent of Ontario’s school buses met or exceeded provincial safety standards. The On...

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2008

New York legislators announce School Bus Driver Appreciation Day

ALBANY, N.Y. — On April 5, the New York Senate adopted a resolution declaring Oct. 24, 2008, School Bus Driver Appreciation Day. The resolution...

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2008

STA to sell $50 million in private placements

TORONTO — Student Transportation of America Ltd. (STA) has agreed to sell, on a private placement basis, more than 8 million common shares to two...

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2008

First Student New Orleans moves into new facility

NEW ORLEANS — The First Student school bus transportation facility here has moved to a permanent location, after having operated out of trailers si...

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2008

Truck rams school bus, killing 1

RIMBEY, Alberta — A gravel truck slammed into a stopped school bus on a highway Wednesday morning, killing one student and injuring others. The...

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2008

Bus Briefs — 4/10/08

Student stops runaway school bus CLEVELAND — When his school bus began to roll away from a gas station, 11-year-old David Murphy grabbed...

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Newsby StaffApril 7, 2008

Special-Needs Briefs — 4/7/08

School bus transporting special-needs passengers loses wheels STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — A school bus carrying 15 special-needs students and ad...

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