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Maintenanceby StaffAugust 26, 2015

New York Bus Sales hires on-road service technician

In his new role with the Blue Bird dealer, Bob Gilkinson will address service issues at customers’ locations in eight counties in western New York.

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Safetyby StaffAugust 26, 2015

NTSB back-to-school event promotes safe transportation

The event features demonstrations on school bus safety, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and child safety seats.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffAugust 25, 2015

Clean Energy to build new CNG station for Missouri district

The company will construct a new station for North Kansas City School District that includes fast-fill and time-fill fueling options, and will modify a maintenance facility for CNG-fueled buses.

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Safetyby StaffAugust 25, 2015

First Student adds 70 school buses to Rhode Island fleet

The new Thomas Built buses will serve thousands of students in the Providence Public School District. Bus features include an enlarged front windshield, GPS, the Child Check-Mate electronic reminder system and crossing gates.

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Managementby StaffAugust 25, 2015

Zonar partners with ATG for usage-based insurance programs

The ATG Clearinghouse offers insurance carriers permission-based access to Zonar customers’ vehicle and driving history data to assist underwriting and claims.

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Safetyby StaffAugust 25, 2015

Motorist strikes student trying to board school bus

A 16-year-old boy in Texas is hospitalized with several injuries after he tries to cross the street and a motorist, ignoring the bus’ red flashing lights and extended stop arm, drives around the bus and hits him.

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Managementby StaffAugust 25, 2015

GreenRoad launches in-vehicle video system

The system is designed to associate captured footage with driving behavior data for individual safety events, providing information about how external and behavioral factors contributed to the outcome.

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Managementby StaffAugust 24, 2015

Bus a/c supplier Spheros partners with Transit Cooling Solutions

Ontario-based Transit Cooling Solutions will manage and support Spheros North America’s Canadian bus market interests.

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Managementby Thomas McMahonAugust 24, 2015

Sticker reminds New Jersey school bus drivers to check for sleepers

New Jersey school districts and contractors can order the free sticker for their buses. It reads, “Is everyone off the bus? Check everywhere and be sure.”

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Alternative Fuelsby Nicole SchlosserAugust 21, 2015

New app gives parents real-time school bus arrival info

The app, Here Comes the Bus, gives parents the real-time location of their child's bus. Districts can provide parents with free, basic access to the web solution, or full access, by purchasing the app.

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