Thomas Built to hold 2 tech training events in 2015

The Thomas Built Institute’s Service Training East will take place in North Carolina in May, and the Service Training West will be held in Nevada in July.

Dispatch from the Distracted Driving Summit

At the national summit last week, North Carolina state pupil transportation director Derek Graham had a realization about the school bus industry’s cause. He describes the experience in this editorial.

Bus Briefs — 2/7/08

North Carolina lawmakers seek to shorten bus rides RALEIGH, N.C. — In response to the long bus rides that some students endure, state leg...

Safety hotline keeps bus drivers in check

When a North Carolina student noticed that her school bus driver wasn’t wearing a seat belt, she knew whom to call. The reason? An innovative pilot program has stickers inside buses with a phone number for reporting violations.

Derek Graham

N.C. bill would ban cell phone use by bus drivers

RALEIGH, N.C. — On July 3, a North Carolina Senate judiciary committee approved a bill that would prohibit bus drivers from talking on a cell ph...

Q&A: NASDPTS' Derek Graham

In addition to his duties as state pupil transportation director for North Carolina, Derek Graham has spent the past year in one of the industry’s mor...

Blue Bird names new dealer

The addition of the Gregory Poole Equipment Co. increases the number of Blue Bird customer service locations in North Carolina to seven full-service facilities, with multiple field-service technicians strategically positioned throughout the state.

N.C. report highlights route data

RALEIGH, N.C. — The average reported morning bus ride to school in North Carolina for the 2006-07 school year was 25 minutes, and the average d...