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Managementby StaffJuly 26, 2018

Baseball Player Wants to Drive a School Bus in Retirement

Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto tells MLB Network that he plans to retire when he is about 40 years old, and would like to drive a school bus or be a crossing guard.

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Safetyby StaffJuly 26, 2018

District School Bus Pilot Sees 89% Dip in Stop-Arm Violations

Albemarle County (Va.) Public Schools conducted the pilot with extended stop arms on school buses in May and June.

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Maintenanceby StaffJuly 25, 2018

Stertil-Koni Debuts 2 New Inground Lift Adapter Kits

The kits are tailored for the supplier’s inground scissor and piston lifts. They are designed to offer more efficient lifting by engaging the front and rear lifting points on vehicles.

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Managementby StaffJuly 25, 2018

Detroit Engines Now Available for Thomas Built Buses

Thomas Built Buses is now accepting orders for school buses equipped with the Detroit DD5, adapted for the Saf-T-Liner C2, and the DD8, adapted for the Saf-T-Liner HDX.

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Managementby StaffJuly 25, 2018

InterMotive Vehicle Controls Names New Director of Operations

Tracy Weatherfield will provide infrastructure development and manufacturing solutions at InterMotive, which supplies electronic control systems for commercial vehicles.

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Managementby StaffJuly 24, 2018

School Bus Driver Named ‘Driver of the Year’ by District, State

Juliette Washington is named the 2018 bus driver of the year by the Beaufort County (S.C.) School District and by the South Carolina Association for Pupil Transportation.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserJuly 23, 2018

Child Dies After Being Left Inside Hot Daycare Bus

A 3-year-old boy in Texas is found unresponsive after being left in a daycare bus, where the temperature reaches 113 degrees, for about four hours. He is taken to the hospital where he is declared dead.

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Maintenanceby StaffJuly 20, 2018

Transportation Services Co. Launches School Bus Buyback Program

The company offers to buy districts’ and contractors’ old vehicles and then lease them a fleet of new vehicles.

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Safetyby StaffJuly 19, 2018

School Bus Video of Stop-Arm Running Incident Key in Fatal Crash Case

Tony Dane of Virginia is convicted of involuntary manslaughter for crashing into a car, which killed the driver. Video shows he sped past a stopped school bus moments earlier. 

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Alternative Fuelsby Nicole SchlosserJuly 18, 2018

More Electric School Bus Orders From California, New York

Nine California districts and a New York school bus company will receive a total of 20 electric school buses this fall.

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