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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.
Read More →An investigation conducted by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada into the March 26, 2013, collision in Carlyle, Saskatchewan, found that the driver was likely distracted by tasks associated with road traffic and pedestrian activity near the crossing at the time of the accident. The school bus’ frame (A-pillar) and side mirror adjacent to the door also obstructed the driver’s view and concealed the train when the driver looked for a train.
Read More →Pupil transportation professionals convene to fill up on solutions for key challenges in safety, special needs and — most evidently — fuel concerns.
Read More →A roundup of the latest school bus crashes, including: over 50 students injured in school bus crash; man killed, students rescued after fiery bus crash, and driver arrested, charged with DUI after school bus crash.
Read More →Recent student fatalities highlight the importance of maximizing safety in and around this area at schools. Pupil transportation industry professionals offer many effective ways to do so, from separating groups of traffic to implementing detailed policies for bus drivers to providing training for students. Communicating with school staff and parents is essential.
Read More →By applying modern technology to the areas of greatest concern to school transportation providers, manufacturers and operators are coming up with crea...
Read More →Imagine that you are a dispatcher for a school district. One day, you receive a message from a bus driver via radio transmission indicating that he or...
Read More →Tightening budgets have led many school districts to cut transportation costs through such undesirable actions as eliminating school bus routes, i...
Read More →‘Minor’ improvements to school bus components, such as remote-control mirrors, take school bus safety to a new level.
Read More →Mobile surveillance systems supplier Zen-tinel teams up with Safety, Claims and Litigation Services, an affiliate of National Interstate Insurance Co. The insurance provider will offer Zen-tinel’s accident event recorder technology to contractors through its customer loyalty program.
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