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ArticlesMarch 3, 2015

NSTA Advocacy in Action — How we advocate for the school bus industry

Advocacy efforts have involved defending existing laws that benefit the industry, opposing regulations that would be harmful, and promoting new policies that will help and grow the industry.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 22, 2015

NAPT, NSTA reaffirm position on occupant protection

The associations point to NHTSA’s 2011 denial of a petition from the Center for Auto Safety requesting that the agency mandate seat belts in large school buses.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 21, 2015

Bus a/c supplier Spheros to open new installation plant

The new facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will be overseen by Wayne Chandler, who has experience in managing air-conditioning installations on school buses.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2015

NSTA, Zonar award $50K grant

New Jersey contractor B.R. Williams wins the grant to outfit school buses with the hardware needed to use Zonar’s technology systems.

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Newsby StaffDecember 22, 2014

Parents rally to support suspended bus driver

Parents urged Hoosick Falls (N.Y.) School District school board members to reinstate Leo Surdam after he was suspended for allegedly grabbing two sixth-grade students by the shirt or jacket when he told them to stop bullying a fourth-grade student.

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Newsby StaffOctober 27, 2014

NSTA announces safety competition scholarship winners

The 2014 School Bus Driver International Safety Competition was held in Charleston, South Carolina, on July 20. The association awarded five winners funds for continuing educational opportunities.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2014

Clean Energy launches natural gas vapor barrier system

The NGV Easy Bay utilizes an industrial curtain designed for quick, cost-efficient installation and operation. It can accommodate a single bay isolation project or divide a building into multiple bays for servicing or storing multiple vehicles.

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ArticlesOctober 14, 2014

NAPT News & Views — Seat belts on buses? You decide

NAPT and NSTA were informed that NHTSA’s best advice on the matter is in a single document: the 2011 denial of a petition that the agency mandate seat belts in large school buses.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 9, 2014

Iowa governor proclaims School Bus Safety Week

Gov. Terry Branstad signs a proclamation that designates Oct. 20-24 as “School Bus Safety Week in Iowa.” The event will coincide with National School Bus Safety Week.

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Newsby StaffOctober 8, 2014

GreenRoad driver feedback app offered on Zonar tablet

The fleet telematics providers complete an agreement to offer GreenRoad’s real-time driver feedback and driver behavior monitoring application on Zonar’s 2020 mobile tablet. In other news, Zonar installs its 300,000th telematics unit.

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