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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2007

Driver strike averted in South Carolina county

BEAUFORT, S.C. — Unionized school bus drivers for Beaufort County Schools voted Saturday to accept a contract with First Student, averting a potentia...

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Newsby StaffAugust 23, 2007

Illinois limits school contracts

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — On Aug. 17, Gov. Rod Blagojevich approved a bill to apply new rules for school boards that outsource support services. Und...

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2007

Calif. school district receives hybrid bus

NAPA, Calif. — Last week, the Napa Valley Unified School District received a plug-in diesel-electric school bus through funding from the Bay Are...

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2007

District adds driver to ‘Wall of Fame’

WALLED LAKE, Mich. — A former school bus driver became the second honoree on the local school district’s “Wall of Fame.” Naomi Smith, who pas...

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2007

Bus Briefs — 8/16/07

Driver banned for leaving child on school bus KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A driver for a local school district has been banned from driving buses ...

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Newsby StaffAugust 16, 2007

Blue Bird Corp. bolsters sales team

FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Blue Bird Corp. has hired two new regional sales managers. Doug Lollar will oversee the company's sales and dealer support i...

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Newsby StaffAugust 10, 2007

NCST committee gears up for 2010

RENO, Nev. — The National Congress on School Transportation (NCST) Steering Committee met in late July to process interim amendments to the National ...

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2007

N.C. legislators pass 'green' bills

RALEIGH, N.C. — Last week, the North Carolina General Assembly approved a bill — SB 1452 — that would require at least 2 percent of fuel purchased by...

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2007

Washington state seeks new pupil transportation funding plan

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The state of Washington is seeking a more accurate method of reimbursing school districts for the cost of pupil transportation after...

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2007

Tech, inspector named ‘America’s Best’

PEORIA, Ill. — A school bus inspector from North Carolina and a technician from Utah earned the title “America’s Best” in their respective fields....

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