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When I told a family friend, a former elementary school district superintendent, that I was on the staff of a magazine serving the school bus ind...
Read More →From a financial perspective, the current state of the pupil transportation industry can seem a bit bleak. Soaring diesel prices and other econ...
Read More →Since joining the SBF staff last year, I have heard and read from numerous sources that transporting students to and from school safely is the top priority for individuals within the pupil transportation industry. Therefore, you can imagine my surprise when . . .
Read More →I’ve often heard people in the pupil transportation industry say that the school bus is an extension of the classroom. I tend to agree. And in the same way that teachers can make a lasting impact on their students, bus drivers often do the same with their passengers. An editorial that I came across online recently provides strong evidence . . .
Read More →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 →The National Safety Council (NSC) is seeking participants from the school transportation industry for its new Fleet Benchmarking Survey.
Read More →The Pupil Transportation Safety Institute (PTSI) has completed a public service announcement (PSA) that emphasizes the necessity for motorists to stop when a school bus’ red lights are flashing and its stop sign is extended.
Read More →Ashleigh Jascowski, a special-needs preschooler, was left behind on a school bus after the driver returned to the district’s transportation garage and clocked out, apparently not noticing that the child was still strapped in her seat.
Read More →FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Q'Straint will host transporters of special-needs students at its facility here for two days of instruction in November.
Read More →Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and other agencies have illustrated the unparalleled safety record of school bus transportation in the U.S. and Canada. Another sign of our pupil transportation industry’s success can be seen in how some countries across have the globe have studied it and used it as a guide for their own . . .
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