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Dallas County Schools has been acquiring a variety of new equipment for its giant fleet, from new school buses to lap-shoulder belts to stop-arm cameras. The district recently took delivery of 103 new Saf-T-Liner C2s from Thomas Built Buses. Director of Transportation Aaron Hobbs discusses the developments with SBF.
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Company officials say that they are now seeing typical market prices for equipping a school bus with lap-shoulder belt seating in the $7,000 to $9,000 range — down from a range of $12,000 to $14,000 five years ago. SafeGuard’s Charlie Vits discusses the price decline with SBF.
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SynTec Seating Solutions’ new S3C seat, which can be converted between belted and non-belted options, will be available on school buses starting this fall. The company is now fully owned by global seat belt and air bag maker Takata.
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On David Strickland’s watch, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has publicly supported the safety record of the yellow bus and has launched a campaign to promote ridership. In an exclusive interview with SBF, the administrator discusses these topics and reaffirms the agency’s decision to not mandate seat belts on large school buses.
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Through the SafeGuard Summer Exchange Program, a school district cuts the manufacturing labels and the webbing they’re sewn to from a retired vest or other child restraint and ships them to IMMI. For each valid product exchanged, the district receives a $15 coupon that can be applied to the purchase of one new STAR restraint from an authorized STAR distributor.
Read More →The question of whether to install seat belts on large school buses has been an emotional, contentious issue for a very long time. School bus professionals with a particular interest in this issue should not miss NTSB Vice Chairman Christopher Hart’s presentation at the NAPT Summit in Memphis, Tenn., this October. When he talks, everyone should be listening carefully.
Read More →Sixty-five positions in engineering, office support and manufacturing are available, and IMMI is also looking to hire 50 college students to fill temporary summer positions. Officials say the majority of the jobs will be to support increasing demand for lap-shoulder belts on school buses.
Read More →The Helena School District reportedly will be the first in the state to require lap-shoulder belts on its buses. The move comes with the school board’s approval of a seven-year busing contract that specifies the three-point restraints.
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SafeGuard’s XChange seating products, which can be switched from standard to lap-shoulder belts or integrated child seats, will soon be standard on all Collins, Mid Bus and Corbeil buses.
Read More →IMMI has completed installation of its SafeGuard seating products on Waltham Public Schools' buses. A grassroots group educated the district’s school committee on benefits and expected costs of adding lap-shoulder belts to school buses, and more than 800 Waltham residents signed a petition requesting that the committee require the belts in its bus contracts.
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