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Large monsoon dust and rain wall moving across a field in Pinal County, Arizona, as severe weather brought flash flooding and hazardous driving conditions during school transportation operations.
ArticlesApril 30, 2026

School Bus Safety & Severe Weather: Florence USD’s Monsoon Response

A late-fall monsoon tested Florence USD’s emergency preparedness. Here’s how training, communication, and teamwork kept 2,700 students safe.

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Conference registration table staffed by Maine School Safety Center team members assisting attendees with check-in at a school safety and transportation event.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 24, 2026

Highlights from the 2026 Maine School Safety and Transportation Conference

School safety and transportation professionals gathered in Maine to share strategies, training, and best practices aimed at improving emergency preparedness and coordination across schools and bus operations.

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Students walking away from a school bus with a driver in the background, representing efforts to improve student behavior support and safety in school transportation programs.
Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 20, 2026

First Student Boosts Student Support in Wichita & Texas

First Student and Wichita Public Schools are using behavioral support strategies to improve student ride experiences, while a separate initiative expands access to after-school programs through a bus donation.

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Tyler Maybee of Denver Public Schools recognized as a 2026 School Bus Fleet Trailblazers winner, shown in a headshot with the U.S. Capitol in the background and the Trailblazers award graphic.
Articlesby Elora HaynesMarch 18, 2026

2026 Trailblazer: Tyler Maybee of Denver Public Schools

Maybee, 36, leads transportation operations for Denver Public Schools, where he is advancing equity, efficiency, and cross-department collaboration to improve student access.

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Vanecia Weathers recognized as a 2026 School Bus Fleet Trailblazers winner, pictured in a headshot with the Trailblazers award graphic.
Articlesby Elora HaynesMarch 18, 2026

2026 Trailblazer: Vanecia Weathers of Rockwall Independent School District

Weathers, 33, serves as a dispatcher for Rockwall ISD, where she supports daily operations and prepares for future leadership in student transportation.

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Chris Storer of Yarmouth School Department recognized as a 2026 School Bus Fleet Trailblazers winner, shown in a headshot with the Trailblazers award graphic.
Articlesby Elora HaynesMarch 18, 2026

2026 Trailblazer: Christopher Storer of Yarmouth School Department

Storer, 37, serves as the director of transportation for Maine’s Yarmouth Schools, where he blends personal passion with a team-first mindset to keep students safe.

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A purple and white Fleetio graphic with text reading "Fleetio Introduces AI Service Advisor."
Newsby Staff and News ReportsMarch 13, 2026

Fleetio Launches AI-Powered Maintenance Service Advisor

The company’s new AI tool helps fleet managers approve repairs faster, prioritize maintenance, and reduce shop time across high-volume fleets.

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a photo of a row of school buses parked and text boxes overlaid that read "two new district installs" with the transfinder logo
Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 6, 2026

Two Midwest Districts Turn to Transfinder

Two separate school districts in Illinois and Ohio have rolled out Transfinder's Routefinder and Tripfinder solutions, respectively.

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Front view of an IC Bus next generation electric CE Series bus driving on a suburban street.
Newsby Elora HaynesFebruary 27, 2026

EPA Revamps Clean School Bus Program, 2024 Rebates Halted

The EPA will open a 45-day comment period and is planning a March 3 webinar as it reshapes Clean School Bus funding for 2026.

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School Bus Fleet graphic with green theme and moss sphere image, headline “Greenhouse Gas Standards Update,” subhead “EPA Officially Repeals 2009 Endangerment Finding,” and photo of a yellow school bus driving away.
Newsby Staff and News ReportsFebruary 18, 2026

EPA Officially Rolls Back Federal GHG Standards

The federal administration called its 2009 Endangerment Finding rescission "the single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history." It eliminates greenhouse gas emission standards for all vehicles and engines for model years 2012 to 2027 and beyond.

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