A Love for School Buses, Part 2

Harassment charge against bus driver

One of your drivers is accused of sexual harassment by a student on a middle-school route. The driver has no history of similar complaints. The girl w...

First Student to sponsor bus safety programs

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — First Student Inc. will sponsor two school bus safety programs during National School Bus Safety week, which runs from Oct....

Police: Medical condition likely led to bus crash

Joann Jensen strikes a power pole while transporting students and is then transported to a hospital, where she is pronounced dead. Police believe Jensen may have suffered a medical condition while driving that caused her to lose control of the bus and hit the pole.

New England District Fleet Adds 35 Electric Buses

Lawrence Public Schools in Massachusetts worked with NRT Bus Inc. and Zenobē to deploy 25 new electric school buses and 10 minibuses funded through both federal and state programs.

14 phenomenal women in school transportation

In this new feature, we spotlight dedicated women from around the nation ranging from school bus drivers, trainers and administrative assistants to bus company executives, directors of transportation and state directors whose work helps to keep students safe.

NHTSA: 0.35% of fatal crashes were school transportation related

The latest federal data show that of the 348,253 fatal motor vehicle traffic crashes from 2003 to 2012, 1,222 were classified as related to school transportation. A large majority (71%) of those killed in school transportation-related crashes in that 10-year span were occupants of other vehicles.

LaHood celebrates ‘Love the Bus’ in Virginia

Outgoing U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood visits Tuckahoe Elementary School in Arlington on Tuesday, where students sing and rap for him. LaHood tells the children, “I want you kids to thank your drivers when you go home today. They care a lot about getting you to and from school safely.”

Gord Taylor to lead school transportation consortium

Taylor has accepted a position as CEO of the Tri-Board Student Transportation Services consortium, which he will begin on Nov. 1. He will leave his post on the Ontario School Bus Association's board of directors, as well as his position at school bus contractor Stock Transportation, on Sept. 24.