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Richard Schoenfeld, one of three men who kidnapped 26 children and their school bus driver in Chowchilla, Calif., in 1976, could be released in 2021. His parole still must be reviewed by the governor, and any sitting governor between now and 2021 could ask the state's parole board to reconsider its decision.
Read More →New York state lawmakers received the e-mails last Friday. Homeland security and counter-terrorism officials determine the threats are not credible, but transportation departments are advised to watch for suspicious activity on bus routes.
Read More →In the annual Maggie Awards, which are for trade and consumer magazines west of the Mississippi, SCHOOL BUS FLEET's recent feature on lawsuits and its 2010 Fact Book will contend for editorial honors.
Read More →The company’s ZPass solution wins in the Innovative Services for Health, Wellness and Safety category at the 2011 Edison Best New Product Awards. Nominees were judged on marketplace innovation, marketplace success, technological innovation, market structure innovation, societal impact and design innovation.
Read More →The students’ school bus driver finds out about the incident and calls transportation officials, who then contact the sheriff’s office. A responding deputy finds several hypodermic needles on the bus, but the sheriff's office does not plan to investigate, as it was an accident and no crime took place.
Read More →California State Assemblyman Jared Huffman presents his March Sustainable North Bay Award to West County Transportation Agency Executive Director Michael Rea for the agency’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It operates 44 vehicles on compressed natural gas, and all of its diesel exhaust systems have been retrofitted with the highest level particulate trap.
Read More →A 10-year-old girl is killed in a collision on Friday between the bus and a tractor-trailer on a Mississippi highway. Authorities say it appears that the bus stopped at a stop sign, then pulled onto the highway in front of the truck.
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Mississippi legislators and the governor pass Nathan's Law, which increases penalties for driving by a stopped school bus. It is named for a 5-year-old who was killed in a bus-passing incident.
Read More →Alberta Provincial Court Judge Bruce Fraser says as much, and makes recommendations about these issues, in his report on an October 2007 school bus accident that killed a 9-year-old girl. Sleeping pills and anti-depressants were at low levels in bus driver Louise Rogers' system on the day of the accident.
Read More →Employees will learn more about the disorder and how to safely and effectively transport autistic students. The program includes slides with voice-over instruction, a video segment and quizzes.
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