President John Phraner says the website and branding efforts, which include a new logo, reflect the company’s “forward-thinking characteristics.” The website has a clean, modern look, and the new branding initiative has a product-centric focus and an emphasis on better communicating the company’s message to current and prospective customers.
Read More →Videnieks will coordinate the execution of American School Bus Council priorities and lead various outreach efforts. He was previously a vice president at a large Washington, D.C., government relations firm, focusing on transportation issues and the legislative agendas of nonprofit hospitals and universities.
Read More →Josiah Daniel Curtis tells police this after they receive a call about erratic driving. Curtis reportedly stole the bus from a locked lot and was able to make his way across most of Michigan before authorities apprehended him.
Read More →Yellow school buses driven by Student Transportation of America drivers rumbled into New York and New Jersey earlier this month bringing relief and welcome supplies, donated by STA coworkers and residents of the communities they serve, to help families recovering from the superstorm.
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After incidents in which school buses rolled away when drivers failed to engage the parking brake, an Indiana school district and a bus dealership collaborate on a solution. The system warns drivers if they have unfastened their seat belt without engaging the air brake parking system.
Read More →The Automotive Lift Institute calls it “the world’s first third-party vehicle lift inspector certification program.” A kick-off event includes a surprise appearance by NASCAR champion Richard Petty.
Read More →The Illinois Central School Bus driver is praised for keeping calm and keeping her passengers safe during last week’s incident, in which she says seven men surrounded the bus and were using it for cover. One student had disembarked the bus when the shooting started, and the driver ran out and retrieved her.
Read More →Ashley Hailston joins Cumberland IC Bus Sales in Nashville as bus account manager. She previously served as executive director of student services for Daymar Colleges Group.
Read More →In the wake of the well-publicized incident involving Cleveland motorist Shena Hardin, Nancy Yachanin commits a similar offense, driving down a sidewalk to get around a line of buses in front of a middle school. She is cited by police for careless operation in willful disregard for public safety.
Read More →According to a Miami Herald report, the 15-year-old accused in last week’s fatal shooting had sneaked the gun to school before and shown it to classmates. He is charged with manslaughter and carrying a concealed weapon, although prosecutors have not yet decided whether to charge him as an adult.
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