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NewsDecember 21, 2020

Top 5 Most-Viewed News Stories of 2020

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.

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School Bus Fleet BlogDecember 7, 2020

School Bus Drivers Are Vital to Educational Equity

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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NewsNovember 23, 2020

NSTA Urges CDC to Classify School Bus Drivers as High Priority for COVID Vaccine Access

The association submits comments and testifies in a virtual meeting held by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserOctober 26, 2020

Despite Pandemic, Pupil Transporters Inform, Honor During National School Bus Safety Week

Activities of note included a briefing with law enforcement, distributing illuminated wristbands, and events recognizing bus drivers and monitors.

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NewsOctober 22, 2020

National Express Appoints New COO

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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NewsOctober 20, 2020

American School Bus Council Names National School Bus Safety Week Poster Contest Winner

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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NewsOctober 20, 2020

Pupil Transportation Associations Tout the Yellow Bus as National School Bus Safety Week Begins

Three national associations highlight school bus safety benefits and COVID-19 precautions taken by pupil transporters.

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NewsOctober 5, 2020

Transportation, Vessel Industries Keep Urging CERTS Act Passage

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.

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School Bus Fleet BlogSeptember 28, 2020

Getting on Board With a Return to the Classroom

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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Newsby Nicole SchlosserAugust 20, 2020

NHTSA OKs Some Barrier Installation on School Buses

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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