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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 16, 2019

NTSB Report: Driver Had Medical Problems Before Iowa School Bus Fire

The National Transportation Safety Board releases information revealing Donald Hendricks had trouble walking and other medical issues leading up to the fire.

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Students Are Also Invested in School Bus Safety

I was recently reminded of all the ways in which students have used their talents to help improve safety in and around their buses by a news story out of North Carolina.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson May 13, 2019

School Bus Driver Wins National Award for Reflective Safety Belts

Katee Horner of Montana receives second place in First Student’s 2019 Be First Awards after purchasing reflective safety belts for students to wear at school bus stops.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 13, 2019

Canadian School Bus Driver Urges Feds to Require Seat Belts

Gary Lillico of British Columbia starts a petition calling to make seat belts on school buses mandatory after learning that a school bus safety report about the belts had been found to be flawed.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserMay 9, 2019

20 Questions (and Answers) on MAP-21

The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act includes new transportation regulations that will soon impact training requirements for school bus drivers, with a compliance deadline of Feb. 7, 2020. Here, School Bus Safety Co. shares responses to common questions.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 7, 2019

Indiana Governor Signs School Bus Safety Bill Into Law

The new law ushers in harsher penalties for motorists who run a stop arm, establishes bus safety practice requirements, and allows reimbursement for stop-arm camera equipment.

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2019

15 Inducted Into STA’s Safety Wall of Fame

Location managers for the school bus contractor nominated employees for the honor, which highlights safety performance and extraordinary character.

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2019

National Express Exec Joins TSA Security Advisory Committee

Bob Ramsdell, the chief safety officer for the school bus contractor, will serve on the Transportation Security Administration's Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee.

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NewsApril 16, 2019

California Conference Explores School Bus Driver’s Crucial Role in Safety

Loading and unloading procedures and communication were some of the topics covered at the California Association of School Transportation Officials' annual conference in Anaheim.

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Articlesby James BlueApril 12, 2019

Keeping an Extra Eye on School Bus Safety

Although school buses are the safest form of transportation for students, it is heartening to see more attention being paid to keeping an extra eye on safety — for both students and drivers.

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