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It’s Love the Bus month! Here are 10 creative ideas to honor school bus drivers, raise awareness, and spread the love. Plus, why SBF’s editorial advisory board loves the bus.
Read More →Nearly $3.1 million of the state's $12.25 million share of VW settlement funds will go toward replacing aging diesel school and transit buses.
Read More →Public Transportation Safety International Corp. has developed the Minimize Danger Zone Shield, which is a one-piece BASF polyurethane guard that company officials say acts as a safeguard in front of the dual rear wheels of a school bus. The shield mounts to the side panel of the bus.
Read More →Amber Dawn Harris is charged with multiple felonies after she spits on school staff on board the bus, then exits the bus and throws pieces of broken asphalt at it. A deputy responds to the scene and follows Harris, who retrieves a metal chair from a yard and throws it, striking the deputy.
Read More →Seventeen-year-old Graceann Rumer takes the wheel and makes a U-turn to slow the bus down and avoid oncoming traffic after driver Charles Duncan collapses. Because Duncan is obstructing the brake pedal, Rumer puts the bus into park to stop it.
Read More →This year's report highlights the continued driver and staffing shortages and pandemic-related affects on student transportation operations.
Read More →The Pine Plains Central School District in Dutchess County is adding the cameras to its fleet of 38 buses to deter illegal passing.
Read More →The new Phase 3 plan for heavy-duty trucks, including school buses, would affect Model Year 2027 vehicles and is projected to avoid 1.8 billion tons of carbon dioxide through 2055.
Read More →The DeKalb County (Ga.) School District buses have an estimated tens of thousands of dollars of damage, and cannot be driven until they are repaired. The district plans to reallocate $125,000 to enhance security at the lot where the buses were damaged.
Read More →The news comes after Gov. Jay Nixon released $7.5 million for the state’s school districts last month. A 6.3-percent growth in state revenue due to strong growth in corporate and individual income taxes, as well as a slight uptick in sales tax collections prompts the governor to release the additional funding.
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