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Safetyby StaffApril 14, 2009

North Carolina bill targets motorists who pass stopped school buses

RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill that is making its way through the North Carolina General Assembly would allow school districts to install cameras or video re...

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Safetyby StaffApril 14, 2009

Maine bill would bar bicyclists from running stop arms

AUGUSTA, Maine — State Sen. John Nutting has introduced a bill that would prohibit bicyclists from passing school buses that are stopped to load or unload students.

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Safetyby StaffApril 13, 2009

Obama nominates transportation agency heads

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, President Obama nominated Chuck Hurley to serve as administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffApril 9, 2009

Collins to offer hybrid Type A school buses

SOUTH HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Operators of small school buses will soon have the option of utilizing hybrid technology. Collins Bus Corp. has entere...

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Safetyby StaffApril 8, 2009

SafeGuard supplies seat belt system for Greyhound

WESTFIELD, Ind. — Greyhound’s new motorcoaches will include occupant-restraint technology similar to what is already in use in many school buses.

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Safetyby StaffApril 8, 2009

Funding may go to creating safe routes to bus stops

As Congress prepares to take on the reauthorization of the highway bill that includes Safe Routes to School, advocates of the program are calling for more funding and several changes to it.

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Managementby StaffApril 8, 2009

Kansas Truck Equipment joins Girardin dealership network

DRUMMONDVILLE, Quebec — Girardin Minibus Inc. announced that Kansas Truck Equipment Co. Inc. has joined its dealership network.

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Safetyby StaffApril 8, 2009

Bus Briefs — 4/8/09

Florida school bus stop bill derailed TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A bill that would have prohibited school districts statewide from establishing ...

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Managementby StaffApril 7, 2009

BusRadio to showcase student art

BOSTON — BusRadio is soliciting entries in its Second Annual National Youth Art Month Contest.

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Safetyby StaffApril 7, 2009

Lawmakers propose bill to increase use of natural gas

On April 1, Rep. Dan Boren (Okla.), Rep. John Larson (Conn.), Rep. John Sullivan (Okla.), and energy executive T. Boone Pickens announced legislation to expand the use of natural gas as an alternative to conventional transportation fuel.

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