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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonJanuary 27, 2017

Another Look at Electronic Stability Control

The phone rang, and I looked down at the caller ID: “CHATTANOOGA TN.” I immediately knew the awful reason for the call, if not who the caller was. It was Tuesday, Nov. 22, the morning after the devastating school bus crash …

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ArticlesJanuary 25, 2017

NAPT News & Views — Complacency: the Enemy That Must Be Defeated

Tragic incidents cause us to rethink everything we do and double down on measures we believe will make the system even safer.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 19, 2017

NTSB Still Seeking Probable Cause of Chattanooga School Bus Crash

The agency releases a preliminary report with a few new details, including confirmation that the driver had been in two school bus crashes since the start of the school year.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 13, 2017

GAO Issues Report on School Bus Safety

The report analyzes 15 years of crash data and surveys states’ requirements for school bus inspections and driver training.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 11, 2017

Congressmen Call for Hearing on School Bus Safety

U.S. representatives from Tennessee and Maryland cite concerns from recent high-profile school bus crashes in their states.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 4, 2017

North Carolina School Bus Overturns, Bus Driver Charged

Milagros Pena is charged with careless and reckless driving, and with driving too fast for road conditions, after she drove off the shoulder of a muddy roadway and the bus slid and overturned.

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Articlesby James BlueDecember 22, 2016

Publisher's Perspective: Another Good Year for School Bus Sales

The 2016 total of school bus sales in the U.S. and Canada, 40,925 units, is the highest mark for the industry in the past 10 years.

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NewsDecember 16, 2016

Top 5 Most-Viewed News Stories of 2016

News that drew the most traffic on the School Bus Fleet website in 2016 covered fatal crashes, a driver protest, and a bus facility fire.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 8, 2016

Bill Would Create Grants for School Bus Seat Belts

The national legislation is introduced by a Tennessee congressman in the wake of the fatal school bus crash in Chattanooga.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserDecember 7, 2016

NTSB: School Bus Driver in Baltimore Crash Had History of Seizures

A preliminary report finds that Glenn Chappell had hypertension, diabetes, and seizures, and in the past five years had been involved in at least 12 crashes or incidents while driving a school bus or personal vehicle.

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