As a 12-year-old boy in Wisconsin walks home from the first day of school, he crosses an intersection and is hit and killed by a school bus, which is making a turn into the intersection.
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Shenendehowa Central School District’s safety refresher covers such issues as hazard communication, transporting special-needs students, and how to prevent dragging incidents.
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James Lash, associate director of transportation for the York County School Division, will serve a two-year term as president of VAPT.
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Electric vehicle manufacturer Adomani will beta test UQM Technologies’ drivetrain for greater performance and efficiency in heavy-duty vehicles.
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Volkswagen Truck & Bus will take a 16.6% stake in Navistar, parent company of school bus manufacturer IC Bus. The alliance includes technology collaboration and a procurement joint venture.
Read More →Thanks to several districts across Washington loaning buses, Puyallup School District runs routes on the first day of school as planned despite a recent fire that destroyed 20 buses.
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New commercial vehicles, including school buses, with a GVWR of more than 26,000 pounds would have to be equipped with devices that cap their speed.
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The New York Association for Pupil Transportation advises the public that 2.3 million children will be riding buses statewide, and that state law requires all vehicles to come to a full stop when approaching a school bus that has its red lights flashing.
Read More →In Valdosta, Georgia, a tractor-trailer carrying metal beams collides with a school bus. More than a dozen students are injured in the crash — one fatally.
Read More →The Peaceful School Bus program at two Connecticut schools brings drivers and students together to discuss rules for behavior on the bus, aiming to create a cooperative relationship between them.
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