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Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the latest SBF special-needs transportation survey.
Read More →One or more students on a school bus in Laurel County, Ky., reportedly say that there is a bomb on board, and the bus stops at a weigh station. Numerous law enforcement officers — including a hazardous devices unit with a dog — respond to the scene, but no bomb is found in backpacks or elsewhere on the bus.
Read More →Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, discusses the FMCSA's decision to once again extend the "under-the-hood" waiver for school bus drivers testing for their CDLs.
Read More →An initial investigation by the Kentucky State Police into Monday’s crash shows that the bus left the roadway for reasons that are unknown, partially overturned onto its side and then hit a tree. Officials say that the bus was equipped with seat belts, and it appears that they were in use by all occupants at the time of the crash.
Read More →As a Tennessee school bus driver starts his morning route, his bus reportedly strikes an SUV, which hits a utility pole and both vehicles catch fire. No students were on board at the time.
Read More →John Smith, bus safety officer for Greenville (S.C.) Public Schools, provides a refresher for staying safe on the school bus.
Read More →Learn about the ESSER funding clarification, infrastructure bill signed into law, and the Clean Energy Roadshow in this episode of The Route.
Read More →Threat response was the hot topic at the OPTA training event, which included a live demonstration with a SWAT team.
Read More →Harris County School District in Georgia recognized Sandy Sturges for her 45 years (so far) driving a school bus for students in Hamilton.
Read More →From saving children from burning school buses, to reuniting a missing toddler to their parents, school bus drivers go above and beyond every day to make sure their students are protected. Here's a look at times where school bus drivers became superheroes.
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