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Newsby StaffMay 10, 2016

Boy Arrested, Others Sought, for Allegedly Setting Fire to School Bus

Video shows several kids in New York bringing cardboard boxes into the bus and, soon after, flames are seen inside. Police are looking for several other boys in connection with the incident.

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Newsby StaffApril 28, 2016

First Student Names Latest Art Contest Winner

The latest winning entry comes from Richard Xu, a second grader in New York. The company awards Xu’s school $1,000 for classroom supplies, and the entry will be featured in a First Student ad campaign.

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Newsby StaffApril 26, 2016

New York County Names School Bus Driver of the Year

Andrea Whittaker, who works for Ethan Allen Transportation, has 27 years of school bus driving experience.

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Newsby StaffApril 21, 2016

New York School Bus Contractors Call for Illegal Passing Crackdown on ‘Operation Safe Stop Day’

NYSBCA hosts an event to draw attention to the importance of motorists stopping for school buses and to call for tougher laws against illegally passing stopped school buses.

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Newsby StaffApril 21, 2016

New York Targets Stop-arm Running on ‘Operation Safe Stop Day’

NYAPT coordinates events for the day for the 23rd year. Police officers and county sheriff patrols monitor traffic around school buses for motorists who illegally pass them.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2016

New York Stop-arm Survey Estimates Over 25K Violations Statewide

NYAPT’s March 16 survey of illegal passing of school buses finds that 800 school bus drivers reported they were passed a total of 404 times.

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Newsby StaffMarch 24, 2016

Trans Tech Names Dealer of the Year

Leonard Bus Sales wins the Type A school bus manufacturer’s top dealer honor for the third year in a row.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 16, 2016

New York stop-arm survey estimates 35K violations

NYAPT’s latest study of illegal passing of school buses finds an increased rate of violations compared to previous counts.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2016

School bus dealer donates injection pump to maintenance class

Students will use the new injection pump from Leonard Bus Sales for hands-on engine troubleshooting, repair and training.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2016

Survey estimates nearly 24K illegal school bus passing incidents in New York

The New York Association for Pupil Transportation’s Jan. 20 survey found that 1,057 school bus drivers reported a total of 504 illegal passing incidents. The total estimated illegal passing rate statewide is 23,841 passes for that day.

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