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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 11, 2016

Bill would allow statement from school bus drivers, aides on stop-arm runners

Indiana Senate Bill 326 would let school bus drivers and monitors provide a statement after witnessing a motorist commit the misdemeanor of illegally passing a school bus.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2015

School bus driver questions proposed insurance benefits change

Brian Prugh asks board members for Elkhart (Ind.) Community Schools to reconsider upping the minimum hours its employees must work to be eligible for health benefits. The district could lose drivers amid a countywide shortage, he says.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2015

Indiana district piloting school bus tracking app

The Tippecanoe School Corp. is offering Synovia’s Here Comes the Bus website and app to parents of students at three of its schools and will soon offer it to the remaining schools.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2015

Lion Bus names new vice president of sales

Gary Plumton will be responsible for all aspects of the marketing and sales of Lion products in the U.S. For the past five years, he has been the director of sales for school bus seating manufacturer SafeGuard.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2015

Batteries stolen from 30 school buses

School bus service was delayed by two hours for three Indiana schools last Thursday morning because thieves stole batteries from the buses overnight.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2015

School bus driver accused of continuing route after crash

The Indiana driver was suspended and is facing several charges for allegedly striking a guide wire to a utility pole, then continuing her route without reporting the collision. No one was hurt in the incident.

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Newsby StaffAugust 10, 2015

Indiana district buys 3 propane school buses

DeKalb County Central United School District replaces 12-year-old diesel buses with new Blue Bird Propane Vision buses.

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Newsby StaffAugust 7, 2015

Teen robbed at school bus stop

A gunman ordered a 13-year-old boy to empty his pockets and took his backpack. In response, Indianapolis Public Schools increases patrols around area bus stops and distributes safety tips to parents.

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Newsby StaffJune 2, 2015

Driver shortage causing delays up to an hour for district

Last week, about 20 bus routes for South Bend (Ind.) Community School Corp. needed to be covered by substitutes or transportation department employees. The district needs to hire at least 30 drivers.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 21, 2015

School buses make the rounds at Navistar’s new proving grounds

IC Bus school buses, as well as Navistar’s commercial trucks and military vehicles, will undergo testing at the company’s 668-acre site in New Carlisle, Indiana.

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