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Safetyby StaffAugust 11, 2015

Feds order Utah bus company to cease operations

Deseret Bus Service, which primarily transported children, is halted for repeatedly operating unsafe vehicles and for failing to comply with a federal consent order, FMCSA officials say.

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Safetyby StaffAugust 11, 2015

Tennessee district unveils school bus safety enhancements

Additional driver training, police riding buses and video systems are among Knox County Schools' new measures, which follow last year's fatal crash in which a school bus driver was texting.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffAugust 10, 2015

Indiana district buys 3 propane school buses

DeKalb County Central United School District replaces 12-year-old diesel buses with new Blue Bird Propane Vision buses.

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Managementby StaffAugust 10, 2015

$250M deal to bolster IC Bus dealer inventory

Navistar Financial closes a two-year dealer floor plan transaction to support International Truck and IC Bus dealer inventory funding.

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Safetyby StaffAugust 7, 2015

Teen robbed at school bus stop

A gunman ordered a 13-year-old boy to empty his pockets and took his backpack. In response, Indianapolis Public Schools increases patrols around area bus stops and distributes safety tips to parents.

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Safetyby StaffAugust 6, 2015

Kansas Highway Patrol conducting school bus inspections

Troopers are checking buses statewide until the beginning of the school session to ensure the vehicles comply with safety regulations. They are inspecting the lights, emergency exits, tires, windshield wipers, fire extinguishers, first aid kits and emergency spill kits.

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Managementby StaffAugust 6, 2015

Alabama district will not charge school bus fees

Hoover City Schools board rescinds an April 2014 vote that would have created a mandatory fee to ride the school bus. The vote on the proposed fee was contingent upon approval from the U.S. District Court, which never came.

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Safetyby StaffAugust 4, 2015

Chowchilla school bus kidnapper paroled after 40 years

James Schoenfeld, one of three men convicted in the 1976 kidnapping of 26 children and their school bus driver, was granted parole and will be released this week.

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Maintenanceby StaffAugust 4, 2015

Mohawk wins contract renewal to service government fleets

The National Joint Powers Alliance re-awarded Mohawk Lifts a nationwide five-year contract to supply government agencies with its vehicle lifts.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffAugust 3, 2015

Special-needs student left on school bus for 4 hours

A California bus driver brings the other three children aboard the bus to school, drives to the bus yard and parks and leaves with the four-year-old still strapped in his seat.

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