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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2015

School bus safety event to educate parents, school officials

The demonstration day, to be held by the New York School Bus Contractors Association and the Suffolk Region PTA, will highlight safety features on school buses and driver training requirements.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMarch 16, 2015

District runs more than 1,200 school buses on biodiesel

Orange County (Fla.) Public Schools’ entire bus fleet is now powered by B20 biodiesel, which has cut diesel use by 560,000 gallons per year.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 27, 2015

HSM treats 75 drivers to breakfast for Love the Bus

North Carolina State Superintendent June Atkinson rides on a school bus and joins drivers for a Love the Bus breakfast sponsored by HSM.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 12, 2015

NHTSA, EPA officials show ‘Love’ for the school bus

Federal dignitaries join elementary students to celebrate the yellow bus and its vital role in education at the American School Bus Council’s main event for Love the Bus.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 6, 2015

New NHTSA chief to speak at Love the Bus event

Administrator Mark Rosekind will be among the dignitaries at the American School Bus Council’s Feb. 10 event. He is slated to talk about the safety benefits of school buses.

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ArticlesJanuary 26, 2015

16 key school transportation issues in the New Year

NAPT News & Views: As we begin a new year, we want you to have a snapshot of the issues we consider front and center for our industry. Here are some issues on the NAPT public policy radar screen in 2015.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonDecember 22, 2014

School bus driver’s Christmas poem shares safety message

With winter weather putting some school buses behind schedule, Laura Dean composed a poem that she describes as “a positive method to inform parents to have more patience.”

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 9, 2014

Festive school bus wins award in Christmas parade

Humble (Texas) Independent School District adorned a bus with Christmas lights, reindeer antlers and other decorations for a local parade, and the team took home a top honor.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2014

Kansas governor proclaims School Bus Drivers’ Appreciation Day

Gov. Sam Brownback’s proclamation designates this Wednesday as School Bus Drivers’ Appreciation Day in Kansas. The event falls amid National School Bus Safety Week.

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Newsby StaffAugust 26, 2014

NHTSA official blogs on son’s first school bus ride

David Friedman, acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, describes feeling “powerless” as his son stepped aboard a yellow bus for the first time. But, Friedman writes, he had checked the numbers: “School buses are the safest way to get to school, even safer than in the family car.”

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