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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 12, 2018

IC Bus Ramps Up Gasoline School Bus Production, Demos Electric Model

The gasoline CE bus will start full production next month, and the ChargE electric bus will tour the West Coast, IC Bus officials reveal in an interview.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 12, 2018

School Bus Catches Fire on California Freeway

The students and adults, returning from a field trip, evacuated and were not injured. The bus was equipped with lap-shoulder belts.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2018

Parent Questions Past Use of Zip Ties to Secure Student Harnesses

A California father seeks an investigation into past use of zip ties on harnesses to restrain his son and other students. The district has ended the practice and now uses new safety vests. 

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 20, 2018

California School District Orders 2 GreenPower Electric School Buses

The Synapse 72 all-electric buses are expected to be delivered to Rialto Unified School District this summer.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffJanuary 23, 2018

PHOTOS: School Buses Traverse Mudslide Area

Carpinteria (Calif.) Unified School District school bus drivers transport critical personnel for their district and the area, traversing a wet, muddy section of Highway 101.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 23, 2018

California School Buses Transport Critical Staff Through Mudslide Area

Carpinteria Unified School District bus drivers transport critical personnel for their district and the area, traversing a wet, muddy section of Highway 101.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 11, 2018

Special-Needs Transportation Expert Pete Meslin to Join School Bus Consultants

As a consultant with the TransPar Group, Meslin says he will work to help school districts “serve students better and less expensively.”

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Articlesby James BlueJanuary 10, 2018

Trials by Fire: California Wildfires and the Iowa School Bus Tragedy

Let’s hope that NTSB will eventually be able to shed light on what caused the Iowa school bus fire and what kept the driver and student from escaping. The latter question is extremely troubling.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserDecember 14, 2017

California Pupil Transportation Veteran Retires After 31 Years

Donna Anderson, a transportation programs consultant for the state Department of Education for the last seven years, started out as a school bus driver.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserDecember 5, 2017

Los Angeles District Orders 2 Electric School Buses

The largest school district in California is adding the GreenPower Synapse 72 electric school buses to its fleet with state funding.

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