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In the fatal Liberty, Mo., school bus crash in 2005, the National Transportation Safety Board ruled out mechanical failure and found that the circumstances “are consistent with driver pedal misapplication.” Now, in a civil trial, the jury echoes the federal investigators’ conclusion.
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A group of school bus drivers in Oregon file a federal charge with the National Labor Relations Board, saying that a local union demanded that they join and pay full dues or face discharge. The settlement that the drivers win includes back pay.
Read More →Following the death of a student in an illegal bus-passing accident, her classmates create proposals for legislators, including increasing bus-passing fines. The students speak to members of the state’s education committee about the proposals during a recent legislative session.
Read More →Christopher A. Rotolo joins the company as director of sales for the school division. Officials say he comes to Trapeze Group as it prepares to launch several new software technology solutions, and they say that he will help to educate customers on how the solutions could benefit their operations.
Read More →Four IC Bus dealerships earn Pursuit of Excellence awards: Hoglund Bus and Truck, Leonard Bus Sales, Leeds Transit and Maxim Truck & Trailer. Hoglund is also named the 2012 IC Bus North American Dealer of the Year.
Read More →The new LEDs are available as back-up, park/turn and stop/tail/turn lights. Company officials say that the LEDs offer enhanced light output and off-angle visibility.
Read More →The 5-year-old is hit in front of an elementary school in California when the bus rolls backward down a hill. The school officials find that she has stopped breathing, so they perform CPR, and the girl regains consciousness shortly thereafter.
Read More →The legislation would let loaded and unloaded school buses in the state drive 55 mph, up from 45. The bill’s sponsor calls slow-moving buses on high-speed roads “a hazard,” but another legislator cites concerns for student safety in allowing buses to drive faster.
Read More →The incident occurs on Tuesday morning at a Georgia bus stop and in the surrounding neighborhood. An investigation is ongoing, but officials say no one was injured, and all procedures were followed “swiftly and efficiently.”
Read More →Two men transporting buses to Mexico are taken into custody on Wednesday and face various charges, including involuntary manslaughter. According to the Kansas State Patrol, a school bus being towed by another bus got a flat tire, so the driver detached the buses and they sat in the roadway, leading to an accident that killed a motorist.
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