Former School Bus Company Manager Publishes Book on Fatal Crash
Kari Hoglund Kounkel shares the details and lessons learned from an accident in Minnesota in 1997 that killed three students and a truck driver.
Kari Hoglund Kounkel shares the details and lessons learned from an accident in Minnesota in 1997 that killed three students and a truck driver.
Following the motorcoach association’s response to an SBF article, Chris Ellison of Eugene School District clarifies details about the district’s charter-style school buses.
Gov. Henry McMaster says the funding, which would come from the state's lottery proceeds, is intended for scholarships. $8.4 million remains for replacing aging school buses if the veto is upheld.
Kevin Harrison takes over the role as longtime director Derek Graham retires. Harrison oversees a multi-pronged approach to crossing safety, including pilots for extended stop arms and bumper-level strobe lights.
State Sen. Patty Ritchie persuades DOT officials to repeal an order that would have required removing decals of animals designed to help young children identify the right school bus to take them home.
Drivers and other employees rotate through 10 stations that include live fires for fire extinguisher training, evacuation of smoke-filled buses, CPR, and first aid.
The OEM showcases its gasoline-powered CE Series demonstration unit at the Oklahoma Association for Pupil Transportation conference.
The Alberta driver faces multiple charges after her bus struck a tree while students were on board. Police say she was over the legal limit of alcohol.
A total of 18 districts will receive funds from the South Coast Air Quality Management District for up to two electric school buses each and charging infrastructure.
The $110 million contract will see Bridgestone supplying tires to more than 60,000 of FirstGroup’s buses and coaches in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.
A farming couple in New Hampshire buys a 2002 Blue Bird bus that had once been in service at a Maine school district and converts it into a mobile chicken coop for their 300 chickens.
The contractor will begin serving Keystone Oaks School District in August. The agreement calls for 21 buses transporting approximately 750 students.
The engine is certified to the optional low nitrogen oxide (NOx) level of 0.05 g/bhp-hr. It is available in Blue Bird Type C buses and class 4 to 7 vehicles.
The state joins California as one of the only states to require lap-shoulder belts on new school buses. Nevada’s mandate goes into effect in July 2019.
Gayaldo, who worked her way up from secretary to director, will step down from her role at Elk Grove USD after more than 30 years in pupil transportation.
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