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Safetyby StaffMarch 28, 2018

Employers Urged to Promote Sleep Health in the Workplace

A new campaign from the National Healthy Sleep Awareness Project aims to help workers avoid fatigue and develop healthy sleep habits.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffMarch 28, 2018

Questions Raised About Training of Driver, Aide After Death of Special-Needs Student

The Florida driver and aide say they were unable to help a student who had a seizure and later died because they had no CPR training. The district says they had a recent refresher course.

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Alternative Fuelsby Thomas McMahonMarch 28, 2018

Lion Electric Co. Appoints 2 New Sales VPs for U.S.

Tony Watkins and Nate Baguio join Lion as the electric school bus manufacturer expands its vehicle lineup.

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Safetyby StaffMarch 27, 2018

Parents Claim Driver in Fatal Iowa School Bus Fire Was Unfit

Glen and Natalie Klindt say in a newspaper interview that Donald Hendricks was physically unfit to drive the bus that caught fire on Dec. 12, killing him and their daughter, Megan Klindt. 

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonMarch 27, 2018

School Bus Driver Found Not at Fault in Crash With Transit Bus

After initially suggesting that the school bus driver was to blame, transit police in Boston issue a correction saying that the transit bus driver failed to stop at a flashing red light.

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Safetyby StaffMarch 26, 2018

Study Shows Drowsy Driving a Bigger Factor in Crashes

Research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that the percentage of crashes involving drowsiness is nearly eight times higher than federal estimates indicate.

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Special Needs Transportationby Nicole SchlosserMarch 23, 2018

Driver, Aide Save Special-Needs Students in School Bus, Tractor-Trailer Crash

The South Carolina driver and aide use their training to report the incident and request assistance, and comfort students when the bus is struck by a tractor-trailer. No one is hurt.

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Alternative Fuelsby Thomas McMahonMarch 23, 2018

IC Bus Takes Electric School Bus on the Road

The OEM kicks off a national tour with its ChargE concept electric bus. The first stop is the California Association of School Transportation Officials conference.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonMarch 22, 2018

SUV Stops Indiana School Bus, 2 People Step Aboard

The motorists reportedly accuse a student of making a rude gesture. The bus driver is fired for not following district policy, officials say.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffMarch 22, 2018

Iowa District Reports Cold-Weather Reliability of Propane School Buses

With temperatures as low as minus 30, Howard-Winneshiek CSD says its propane buses warm up in a few minutes.

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