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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 26, 2019

School Bus Safety Bill Advances With Cut, Weakened Provisions

Indiana lawmakers cut a provision to let schools buy stop-arm cameras with a share of the fines from illegal passers and change a provision that would have made a license suspension mandatory.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2019

Driver Finds Student With Loaded Gun on School Bus

The Georgia bus driver finds a Ruger .38 caliber pistol in the student's backpack and holds onto the student's belongings until authorities arrive at the scene.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2019

USSC Group Acquires Child Check-Mate

The acquisition will expand and strengthen the bus seating and fire suppression supplier’s safety solution options for commercial transportation markets.

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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2019

Report: Indiana School Bus Driver Speeding Before Crash With Garbage Truck

The bus driver was driving too fast and experienced a glare from the sun before the collision, according to the crash report. Twenty-one people were injured.

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Newsby StaffMarch 22, 2019

Student Transportation of America Charity Event Raises Nearly $10K for Cancer Support

Student Transportation of America raises funds for the STI Cares Foundation, the school bus company’s philanthropic arm, and for a Pennsylvania cancer support charity.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 21, 2019

Student Credited for Quick Actions in Italian School Bus Hijacking

After a school bus driver in Italy allegedly hijacks a bus and demands students’ phones, the boy manages to hide and call a parent, who alerts authorities. Passengers suffer minor injuries.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson March 20, 2019

Student Hit By Vehicle While Boarding School Bus

The New York student is getting on the bus when a vehicle drives around the passenger side of the bus and hits her, causing her to land on the hood of the vehicle.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 20, 2019

School Bus Driver Saves Toddler From Freezing Temperatures

Lyle Silbernagle of Minnesota spots the boy alone at a street corner wearing only a diaper. He wraps the boy in his coat, brings him into the van and turns on the heat, and calls police. 

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 20, 2019

Maine Lawmakers Review, Revise School Bus Passing Bills

Legislators have been considering multiple school bus safety bills over the last couple months, and are calling for revisions to those that address stop-arm violations with different tactics.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson March 20, 2019

New York District Receives TSA Audits, Training

Shenendehowa Central Schools partners with the Transportation Security Administration to conduct audits and training related to safety and incident command.

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