Bus Briefs — 3/29/07

Bus siege drama ends peacefully MANILA, Philippines — A grenade-armed civil engineer staged a social protest against poverty by seizi...

Lightning eMotors Producing ZEV4 Type A School Buses

The Colorado-based provider of zero-emission vehicles announced its next-gen electric school bus built on the GM-based ZEV4 platform.

Collins Bus Corp. honored for recycling efforts

The school bus manufacturer wins the Green Corporate Citizen Award at the inaugural Corporate Recycling & Waste Conference. Officials say Collins has reduced its waste stream by more than 90 percent in two years through its 2009 company-wide recycling initiative and a new single-stream recycling program that began this year.

PHOTOS: Boosting Training with Bus Crash Drill

Ohio bus driver charged for fatally striking pedestrian

In the October accident, James Livery turned his school bus east onto a road, striking Vance H. Fether, who suffered severe head and abdominal injuries and died a short time later. Livery has been charged with vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter and failure to yield for a pedestrian.

New York to switch to electronic fingerprinting for bus drivers

The new system, which will be put into place starting in February, will reduce the time it takes to run a background check on newly hired school bus drivers from three months to a few days. Electronic fingerprinting will also improve the accuracy of background checks.

State Directors Delve Into Bus Crash Details

Changing regulations, innovative state programs and transporting homeless students are also discussed during the annual NASDPTS conference in Louisville, Ky.

Bus Briefs — 12/12/07

Las Vegas bus stop shooting suspect held in Colorado jail DENVER — On Wednesday, local authorities arrested an 18-year-old man for his al...

Bus Briefs — 1/28/09

Indianapolis confronts string of bus stop robberies INDIANAPOLIS — In a fifth incident last week, students were robbed at gunpoint while ...