
The agency's free School Bus Driver In-Service Curriculum is now completely online and mobile-friendly. It also now allows users to choose modules to supplement existing training and customize learning paths.
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The National Association for Pupil Transportation’s concerns address bus driver responsibility and how that might exacerbate driver shortage, and the extra time the systems would add to bus trips.
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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer urges the agency to release study findings on the worthiness of a federal requirement, which he says could open the door to funding.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issues an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on a requirement for a seat belt use warning system for rear seats. In particular, the agency seeks comment on a requirement for high-occupancy vehicles, including 15-passenger vans and school buses.
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Heidi King’s last day as acting administrator of the regulatory agency will be Aug. 31. She will be replaced by James Owens, the U.S. DOT’s deputy general counsel.
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Volunteers are needed to help update NHTSA’s eight-hour curriculum Child Passenger Safety Restraint Systems on School Buses for pre-K students.
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Transdev stops running an autonomous shuttle to transport students in a Florida pilot after NHTSA tells it to cease operation, because it hadn’t approved the shuttle for that purpose.
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Heidi King, President Trump’s pick to lead NHTSA, moves closer to confirmation. She is currently the agency’s deputy administrator.
Read More →Heidi King currently serves as deputy administrator of the safety agency, which has been without a top official since Mark Rosekind’s departure in January 2017.
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Although the state doesn’t require them, Henrico County has begun equipping its new buses with lap-shoulder restraints. Director Josh Davis share details on the move, which began with a certain NHTSA leader's speech.
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