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Managementby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 29, 2019

American School Bus Council to Launch 2019 Love the Bus Campaign

ASBC will kick off its annual campaign assembly at a school in Illinois on Feb. 8.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 29, 2019

Thomas Built Buses Receives Top Customer Feedback Rating

Through customer surveys completed on the delivery of school buses in 2018, the manufacturer achieves the highest category of Net Promoter Score.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 29, 2019

NTSB Resumes Normal Operation, Addresses Work Delayed by Shutdown

Impacts on the agency from the partial shutdown include not being able to send investigators to 22 accidents, including two highway accidents that resulted in seven fatalities and 15 injuries.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 28, 2019

Student Killed in School Bus-Train Crash

The Texas bus, which had two students on board, came to a stop, then continued across the tracks in front of the train, police said. One student died and the other was hospitalized in critical condition.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 28, 2019

Arizona Approves School Bus Crossing Light System

Arizona is the 20th state to allow the Gardian Angel safety lighting system as optional equipment.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 25, 2019

NTSB, Other Transportation Agencies Hobbled by Partial Government Shutdown

Eighty-seven National Transportation Safety Board accident investigations, including one into a school bus crash that injured 14 students, are stalled as the shutdown stretches beyond 30 days.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 25, 2019

Nebraska Approves VW Funds for New School Buses

Nearly $3.1 million of the state's $12.25 million share of VW settlement funds will go toward replacing aging diesel school and transit buses.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 24, 2019

Tenn. Bill that Would Make Stop-Arm Running a Felony Withdrawn, Updated

A lawmaker withdraws a bill that would have boosted the penalty for passing a stopped school bus from a misdemeanor to a felony. He will submit a new bill with tiered penalties for first, second, and third offenses. 

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Safetyby Sadiah Thompson January 24, 2019

Driver Rescues Students From School Bus Before it Catches Fire

Bernadine Reed of South Carolina is able to safely evacuate 40 students from the bus after it was involved in a crash and before it caught fire.

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 23, 2019

Indiana School Bus Crashes into Church

A bus from Metropolitan School District of Washington Township collides with a tow truck then crashes into the side of a church. Minor injuries were reported.

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