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The Minnesota School Bus Operators Association recognizes six school bus drivers with the Transportation Specialist Award. Betty Jeanne Trobec, owner of Trobec’s Bus Service Inc., receives the Lifetime Achievement Award, and Bruce Dischinger, an owner of Monarch Bus Service, receives the Jim DeVeau Award.
Read More →The company's new Infofinder mobile application allows users to document incidents such as bus accidents in real time and access information or reports. It is available for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.
Read More →Do you know an exemplary school transportation director who deserves some recognition for his or her efforts? We’re getting ready to select a recipient for our 2012 Administrator of the Year award, and we’re accepting nominations.
Read More →As part of the project at Dansville (N.Y.) Central School District, a fence will be built at the edge of a parking lot facing the bus loop, and the loop will be off-limits to vehicular traffic during school hours.
Read More →One of the things I enjoy about my job writing for SBF is getting to know how our readers spend their time outside of the operation that they work for. We recently learned about a Kentucky school bus driver who also runs a nail salon, and a director of transportation in Maine that holds a second job during the summer months. ...
Read More →Under the legislation signed by acting N.J. Gov. Kim Guadagno, when a school bus is picking up or discharging any person with disabilities, including adults, the bus driver is required to use the flashing red lights and other motorists must stop. The legislation also establishes penalties for violators.
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All Minnesota school buses built after Jan. 1 of next year will have to be equipped with crossing arms, which deter kids from crossing too close to the front of the bus. State pupil transportation director Lt. Brian Reu discusses the bill that was passed and how it will impact school bus operations.
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The eighth edition of our annual Photo Contest drew a record 214 captivating shots from 71 pupil transportation professionals across the nation. The top entries, as judged by our editorial staff, are in a new photo gallery on our website and appear in a pictorial feature in our August 2012 issue.
Read More →Our David Strickland article could mark the first time that SCHOOL BUS FLEET has interviewed an administrator of NHTSA, which regulates school buses, tracks accident data and develops training materials related to pupil transportation. But this is not just about what we at SBF did. It’s part of what I see as growing ties between the pupil transportation community and key federal agencies. ...
Read More →Broward County Public Schools in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., reportedly plans to test a pilot program this fall in which these students would ride transit buses to school instead of yellow buses. The district would pay the county for the service, which is expected to save in transportation costs.
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