
News stories that drew the most traffic on the School Bus Fleet website in 2020 included coverage of new onboard safety practices amid COVID-19 and strategies for training and staff management.
Read More →The National School Transportation Association has petitioned for school bus drivers to be made a high priority for phased allocation of COVID-19 vaccines. The association's president stresses that without a healthy and plentiful workforce of drivers, more children may be forced into less safe ways to get to school.
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The association submits comments and testifies in a virtual meeting held by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Activities of note included a briefing with law enforcement, distributing illuminated wristbands, and events recognizing bus drivers and monitors.
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Liz Sanchez will oversee the company’s North American school bus portfolio, including Durham School Services, Petermann Bus, Trinity Transportation, and Stock Transportation.
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Artwork from Bryan Torres-Tavarez, a 12th grader at Stars Academy in Paterson, N.J., was chosen to promote the “Red Means STOP!” theme.
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Three national associations highlight school bus safety benefits and COVID-19 precautions taken by pupil transporters.
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Leading industry associations call for Congress to include the legislation in a COVID-19 stimulus package as they struggle with furloughs and layoffs of about 308,000 employees due to the pandemic.
Read More →The National School Transportation Association's president emphasizes the importance of in-person instruction and urges pupil transporters to remind parents that the yellow bus continues to be the safest form of transportation for students.
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The federal agency responds to an inquiry from the Illinois Department of Transportation, stating that some barriers may be allowed, subject to certain FMVSS regulations.
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