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evLABs, based in Utah, is joining forces with Pegasus Specialty Vehicles to provide bodies for electric school and shuttle buses.
Read More →A roundup of news about recent incidents involving school buses, including a teacher arrested for allegedly making violent threats against a student, and an investigation after a parent who is a corrections officer reportedly threatened students on his son's bus.
Read More →Medford Township Public Schools continually seeks out opportunities to grow its sustainability practices, reduce transportation costs and generate revenue, which have been accomplished through such initiatives as a solar project, shared bus service and running vehicles on biodiesel. From the solar project alone, the district has realized savings of $300,000 annually.
Read More →Staff members at a Michigan transportation department work with local cyclists on safety exercises and learn that it is possible for the two transportation modes to coexist in harmony.
Read More →Disruptive behavior, sometimes caused by these summer breaks, is on the rise and can prove particularly challenging during the first six weeks of the school year, Brooke Garcia said. In those instances, “the driver needs to the thermostat in the bus, rather than the thermometer.”
Read More →Frank Di Giacomo retires in January after decades working for Bobit and leading School Bus Fleet and Metro magazines.
Read More →In Atlanta, some older boys and girls have been separated on the school bus to improve behavior. District officials tell me that their drivers are given autonomy to decide how to seat their passengers.
Read More →Litigation can have far-reaching effects throughout the pupil transportation industry; from school districts to contractors to manufacturers. Here, we examine issues that can lead to lawsuits, how legal costs impact bus prices and how to reduce the risk of ending up in court.
Read More →Web Exclusive: In this editorial, David Poag, who created the Stop-Arm Violation Education Enforcement campaign, says many would-be stop-arm violators will think again before passing a stopped school bus if they are educated about the use of stop-arm cameras and their role in enforcing stop-arm laws. He draws parallels between these violations and the effectiveness of efforts to enforce seat belt laws in personal vehicles and reduce drunken driving.
Read More →HUTCHINSON, Kan. — John Doswell has joined Collins Bus Corp. as vice president of sales and marketing. Doswell will report to Collins Bus Corp....
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