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Articlesby Amanda HuggettJanuary 13, 2025

2025 Trend to Watch: School Bus Safety

Explore key school bus safety issues in 2025, from combating illegal passing and adopting advanced driving tech to funding challenges and new and evolving safety trends.

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5 Trends to Watch in 2025
Articlesby StaffJanuary 13, 2025

5 Student Transportation Trends to Watch in 2025

Explore the top issues shaping pupil transportation in 2025, from the driver shortage and declining ridership to advancements in safety, technology, and alternative fuels. This is your roadmap to what’s ahead!

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What Does 2025 Hold for Pupil Transportation?
Back on the Busby Amanda HuggettJanuary 2, 2025

What’s Next for School Transportation? Challenges and Opportunities in 2025

Driver shortages, EVs, safety, and budget concerns will be among 2025’s biggest hurdles: Real talk ahead on one OEM in dire straits, what to do about illegal passings, and what SBF asks of you as we move forward in the new year.

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Sound off reader feedback
Newsby StaffDecember 24, 2024

Sound Off: SBF Readers Respond to Propane, Safety, History & Student Behavior

Not much gets folks as passionate as they are about school bus and student safety. Here are some recent reader comments about reducing illegal passing, loading safety, and equipment, as well as requests for the larger industry in regard to propane products.

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state-by-state student transportation stats
Newsby StaffDecember 10, 2024

K-12 Student Transportation Statistics 2023-24

The latest state-by-state student transportation statistics for the most recent school year, sponsored by First Light Safety.

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school bus sales report - 2024
Newsby Amanda HuggettDecember 10, 2024

School Bus Sales Dip 2% in 2024

Get the scoop on North American 2024 school bus sales totals, plus a historical look over the last 10 years for comparison. This report is sponsored by First Light Safety Products.

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New bus safety division announced
Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 9, 2024

Verra Mobility Exec Transitions to Lead New Bus Safety Division

The stop-arm company launches a new Bus Safety Division to tackle illegal school bus passing and enhance student safety. Belinda Olivares has been tapped to lead the new group.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseDecember 4, 2024

BusPatrol Hires 2 New Executives

The appointments bring a new chief technology officer and chief people officer to the stop-arm safety provider.

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New York City School Bus Telematics
Newsby Staff and News ReportsNovember 22, 2024

New York City Improves Road Safety with Required Telematics

The Big Apple is now using telematics to make its roads safer for students and the public. With 10,000 school buses equipped with the technology, it is one of the largest groups of government-owned vehicles using the technology.

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Articlesby Amanda HuggettNovember 22, 2024

What’s Next for CDL Holders? Key Updates to FMCSA Rules

Get an update on FMCSA rulemakings here, from what recently happened and is in the pipeline for 2025. Learn the current status of reporting for CDL holders’ drug and alcohol and traffic violations, speed limiters, automated driving systems, safety fitness procedures, ELDT audits, and school bus exemptions.

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