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Ohio Reps. Tom Letson (D-Warren) and Roland Winburn (D-Dayton) introduced H.B. No. 578 following news that students were injured in a school bus crash last week in Montgomery County. The bill would require all school buses built or refurbished after Jan. 1, 2016, to be fitted with seat belts and for school districts to adopt a policy that addresses the failure of a student to wear one.
Read More →The state will receive $561,000 from the Indian School Bus Route program to improve roads that serve as school bus routes in this part of the Navajo Nation. The program expired last year, but a U.S. senator drafted legislation that would renew it and provide $12 million for counties in Navajo Nation over the next six years.
Read More →Accidental acceleration may have been a factor in the 2005 school bus accident in Liberty, Mo., in which two people were killed, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said.
Read More →Billingsley, president of Heavy Duty Bus Parts and UltraLED, died unexpectedly on Tuesday. He was a strong advocate of the use of LED lighting to enhance safety and efficiency.
Read More →The organization offers new and used equipment ownership and leasing options, extended service contracts, and service solutions - with more on the way.
Read More →The Blue Bird buses, using Nuvve's energy platform, are expected to help Ramona Unified School District in San Diego County generate revenue by selling energy back to the grid.
Read More →Certification of the proprietary battery pack made at the company's battery manufacturing facility in Maribel, Quebec, is expected in the first quarter of 2023.
Read More →The town of Tiburon and the city of Belvedere put up a one-year school bus subsidy for Reed Union School District to see if providing cheaper rides will increase ridership and decrease traffic.
Read More →At Bedford (Ohio) City School District, officials say that changes in the school bus evacuation drill program have led to safer and more focused training for students and staff. Supervisor of Transportation Patrick Carney shares the details on the new drill system.
Read More →The school bus manufacturer's Saf-T-Liner C2, which is equipped with the Detroit DD5 engine, is designed to provide a lower total cost of ownership and reduce consumption of both diesel fuel and diesel exhaust fluid.
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