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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 12, 2025

Survey: Electric School Buses Can Help Students' Mental Health

Highland Electric Fleets' report found that parents associate electric buses with better mental health, especially for students with special needs or sensory sensitivities.

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Newsby StaffMay 5, 2025

School Bus Dealerships: Your Input Needed [Survey Open]

A new survey seeks input from dealerships to share information on challenges, sales trends, services offered, and more. Responses close June 20, and participants get a free article on how to develop deeper customer relationships.

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Articlesby Amanda HuggettApril 21, 2025

The State of School Bus Contracting [2025 Survey Results]

Who are the largest contractors in North America? What fuels make up their fleet, what is the average pay, and contractors’ plans and top challenges? Find out in this annual report.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 21, 2025

Share Your Insight: 2025 Contractor Operations Survey Open

Calling all school bus and transportation contractors! Your insights are crucial; please help us report on the state of contracting in this survey. Answers close March 28.

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Articlesby Amanda HuggettFebruary 19, 2025

Parts, Pay, and Propane: What’s Changing in School Bus Maintenance

This school year, parts availability remains a top challenge, propane makes gains, buses get younger, software usage grows, tech pay increases, and the driver shortage lessens. This and more survey results here, sponsored by Dayton Parts.

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Articlesby Amanda HuggettJanuary 20, 2025

Driver Shortage Remains No. 1 Challenge for Special-Needs Transportation [2025 Survey Report]

What’s changing in special-needs transportation? Check out what this year’s survey data tells us about staffing and pay, tech adoption, fleet makeup, and more. This survey is sponsored by AMF Bruns of America.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 7, 2025

2025 School Bus Maintenance Survey Now Open

School Bus Fleet is now accepting responses for our annual maintenance operations survey. Your insights are needed! This survey is sponsored by Dorman Products.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsDecember 3, 2024

6 Children Died in School Bus Loading/Unloading in 2023-24

The state of Kansas' annual survey reports on details of school bus passengers killed while getting on or off their bus. Fatalities doubled this year.

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Newsby StaffNovember 26, 2024

Top Pupil Transportation Concerns Heading into 2025 [Poll Results]

What’s on transportation directors’ minds for 2025? From driver recruitment to electrification, see which concern topped the list from SBF’s recent poll.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 25, 2024

Survey: Most Parents Support Electric School Buses

A recent Highland Electric study found that 65% of U.S. parents would prefer their children ride an electric school bus over a diesel one.

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