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Alternative Fuelsby Nicole SchlosserMay 12, 2017

3 California Districts Receiving Electric School Buses

The 29 new electric school buses, provided in part by a grant from the California Air Resources Board, will serve students in the Sacramento area.

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Maintenanceby Thomas McMahonMay 11, 2017

Engine Programming Update Aims to Enhance DPF Regeneration

Thomas Built Buses is now offering a feature called Diesel Particulate Filter Temperature Stabilization, aka “Stay Warm,” on its buses with Cummins diesel engines.

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Safetyby Thomas McMahonMay 11, 2017

School Bus Driver Dubbed Hero for Bus Fire Evacuation

Teresa Stroble, a driver for District Five Schools of Spartanburg County (S.C.), is hailed for quickly evacuating 56 students when they noticed smoke.

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Safetyby StaffMay 10, 2017

Kansas to Consider School Bus Regulation Changes

The State Board of Education reviews proposed updates to safety regulations, including a lifetime ban on working as a school bus driver for a person convicted of a crime involving a child.

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Safetyby StaffMay 10, 2017

National Express Division Partners With Red Cross to Distribute Smoke Detectors

Petermann Bus transports American Red Cross staff and volunteers in Cincinnati to distribute smoke detectors as part of the “A Cause for Alarms: Mega Blitz 2017” event.

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Managementby StaffMay 10, 2017

Transfinder Kicks Off Annual Client Summit

The school bus routing software developer’s eighth Annual Client Summit begins in Austin, Texas. More than 250 school transportation officials from 36 states and two Canadian provinces are slated to attend.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserMay 9, 2017

Tennessee Lawmaker Pulls Mandatory School Bus Seat Belt Bill

Rep. JoAnne Favors removes her proposed bill, which would require that school buses be equipped with a “restraint system,” from consideration for the rest of the year due to lack of committee support.

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Alternative Fuelsby Thomas McMahonMay 9, 2017

Missouri District Honored for CNG School Bus Fleet

North Kansas City Schools is reportedly the first school district to win the ACT Expo’s Transit and Mobility award for sustainable transportation.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonMay 9, 2017

High Schooler Drives School Bus Wi-Fi Project

Students in Greenville County (S.C.) Schools can now connect to the internet while they ride the school bus, thanks in part to the efforts of Henry Lear.

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Managementby StaffMay 8, 2017

National Bus Sales to Offer Trans Tech Type A School Buses

The dealer will sell and service Trans Tech’s full line of Type A school buses in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Oklahoma, Ohio, and Washington. 

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