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Emerging Technology Day will be held in May 2011 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) as part of the IMS’s 100th Anniversary Indy 500 celebration. It will feature competitions for university students to build plug-in hybrid vehicles and solar-powered cars, and participate in an electric-powered kart race.
Read More →She recently formed VB GROUP Marketing & Event Resources, an association, event, and media management firm focused on the bus industry.
Read More →The company is a dealership for school buses, commercial shuttle buses, and mobility vehicles, with locations in Grand Rapids and Troy, Mich.
Read More →From 2006 to 2015, there were 324,710 fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes. Of those, 0.4% were classified as being related to school transportation.
Read More →More than 12,000 school buses are inspected by the Missouri State Highway Patrol this year. The statewide approval rating is 87.7 percent, up from 84.3 percent in 2010.
Read More →The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s drug and alcohol strike force also results in pending enforcement actions on more than 128 truck and bus companies for alleged violations, such as using a driver who has tested positive for illegal drugs or not instituting a testing program.
Read More →CDL changes draw mixed reviews WASHINGTON, D.C. — The school bus industry is mostly satisfied with the changes to CDL regulations rece...
Read More →The association reveals that the Transportation Security Administration has completed its pupil transportation security assessment. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new initiative to improve large bus and truck safety is discussed. Attendees also celebrate two industry veterans who are retiring.
Read More →Donald L. Francis is charged with tampering with a motor vehicle in the first degree, a Class C felony, after allegedly stealing a North Wood R-IV (Mo.) School District bus. Francis admits to sheriff’s deputies that he was intoxicated and looking for a ride, found a school bus with keys in it, and drove to St. Clair, which is where authorities found the bus.
Read More →The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles suspends all of Ride-Rite Medi-Van Co.'s school pupil transportation licenses, and the company will be required to pay $100 per suspended registration for each of the vehicles. Michael Tantillo was allegedly drunk when he transported a special-needs student for four hours, and he did not have a school bus driver’s license.
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