SchoolBus logo in red and orange
MenuMENU
SearchSEARCH
Enter keywords to search across all content
Newsby Thomas McMahonJuly 13, 2012

NTSB calls for speed limiters on trucks, buses

In response to last year's motorcoach crash in New York City that killed 15 people, the National Transportation Safety Board recommends that all new heavy vehicles be equipped with advanced speed-limiting technology.

Read More →
Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2012

Poll probes transportation workers' sleep issues

About one-fourth of train operators and pilots admit that sleepiness has affected their job performance at least once a week, according to the National Sleep Foundation. National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman says that the new poll, which includes bus drivers, "should serve as a literal 'wake-up call.'"

Read More →
Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2010

Bus driver in fatal crash charged with vehicular homicide

District attorney says Pennsylvania school bus driver was driving “in an extremely reckless manner” when his bus struck a car, killing the passenger. The driver was also reportedly responsible for a non-bus related fatal crash in 1999. Watch footage from the February incident here.

Read More →
Ad Loading...
Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2008

NTSB calls for steps to prevent fatigue accidents

Human fatigue was the probable cause of the fatal crash of a tractor-trailer and a motorcoach carrying high school students in Wisconsin in 2005, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined.

Read More →
Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2008

Bus company launches sleep apnea program for drivers

Riteway Bus Service Inc., a family-owned transportation company, partnered with Sleep Apnea Solutions Inc. (SAS) to create a Sleep Apnea Health & Safety Program for employees.

Read More →
Newsby StaffMarch 6, 2008

NTSB stresses dangers of driver fatigue

WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Mark Rosenker said Wednesday that National Sleep Awareness Week (March 3-...

Read More →