Boston Public Schools buys 86 propane buses

The district’s new Blue Bird propane school buses have a shorter 169-inch wheelbase and a 50-gallon tank to accommodate shorter runs.

Thomas Built Buses names VP of operations

In his new role with the school bus OEM, Chris Russell will oversee two bus body plants, a chassis plant, a component fabrication plant and related logistics operations.

PHOTOS: School buses, trucks brave Navistar Proving Grounds

School buses make the rounds at Navistar’s new proving grounds

IC Bus school buses, as well as Navistar’s commercial trucks and military vehicles, will undergo testing at the company’s 668-acre site in New Carlisle, Indiana.

3 teens charged with stealing school bus

According to Nashville police, the middle school students drove the bus for almost an hour and struck a utility pole, damaging the front door.

Another possible student ‘prank’ targets school buses

Suspects deflated tires and removed valve stems from approximately 83 school buses in Arizona. The damage prevented the school district from providing morning bus service.

Reminder: <I>SBF</i> Photo Contest deadline draws near

Entries for School Bus Fleet’s 11th Annual Photo Contest are due May 22. Three winners will receive a $100 cash prize.

Tires deflated on 24 buses in apparent senior ‘prank’

Four high schoolers in Ohio allegedly removed the tire valve stems on a school district’s entire bus fleet. Written on the asphalt: “You have been pranked by seniors 2015.”

Seon acquires routing software provider

The supplier’s purchase of U.S. Computing complements its existing portfolio of video and fleet management products and will solidify its position in the school bus routing market, company officials said.

Optronics named sole lighting supplier for Collins Bus

With the move, the Type A school bus manufacturer consolidates lighting purchases, transitioning from six lighting suppliers to one.