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Safetyby Amanda HuggettFebruary 27, 2025

Metal Strike, Crisis Averted: One Bus Driver’s Calm Response Under Pressure

A projectile on the road, a bus with students, and a heroic driver — hear Stewart O’Leary, a school bus driver in Washington, recount a terrifying hit from a piece of metal while driving.

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Alternative Fuelsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 27, 2025

California District Celebrates First Electric School Buses

Compton Unified School District and Durham School Services' new fleet of 25 electric buses and 25 Tellus chargers have landed, with service beginning this spring.

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Managementby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 26, 2025

Saint Louis Public Schools Partners with Zum

The Missouri district with more than 18,000 students and 60 schools awards a 3-year contract to Zum for the 2025-26 school year.

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Alternative Fuelsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 26, 2025

5 Million Miles and Counting: First Student's Electric Milestone

The largest contracting company is putting miles on its electric buses quickly: Just months after surpassing 4 million miles driven, it has now surpassed 5 million.

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Managementby StaffFebruary 21, 2025

Share Your Insight: 2025 Contractor Operations Survey Open

Calling all school bus and transportation contractors! Your insights are crucial; please help us report on the state of contracting in this survey. Answers close March 28.

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Managementby StaffFebruary 20, 2025

5 Reasons Not to Miss SBFX 2025

Join an exclusive group of school transportation professionals in sunny Arizona this September for a premier networking event with opportunities to learn, connect, and solve challenges together. We can’t wait to see you there.

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Safetyby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 20, 2025

Piloting the "School Bus of the Future" in NYC

Three organizations join forces to test new school bus safety technologies in urban environments and prevent near-miss collisions.

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HopSkipDrive Rolls Out Wheelchair-Accessible Rides in 10 Cities

As the alternative transportation provider ramps up its offerings, students who use wheelchairs in select U.S. cities will now be able to use the company for rides to and from school.

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Managementby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 19, 2025

First Student Launches HALO Platform

The transportation provider unifies each of its systems into a comprehensive new platform, offering a full view of student and vehicle insights in one place.

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Managementby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 17, 2025

First Alt Announces Group Purchasing Contract for Charter & Private Schools

The transportation provider now works with BuyQ to offer group purchasing just for private and charter schools. The benefit? These schools no longer need to conduct their own RFPs.

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