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NYAPT asks the state Legislature to continue the funding it is currently providing; add funding for pre-K students, bus monitors, and security; and increase support for the school bus driver training program.
Read More →Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao is resigning, effective Monday, Jan. 11, the first member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet to leave in the wake of the Jan. 6 mob of his supporters breaching the U.S. Capitol.
Read More →School bus drivers and administrators now wear the color pink on the 11th of each month in honor of breast cancer awareness.
Read More →Bus drivers will be able to reward students for participating in the "Meet Me at the Bus Stop" and "My Brother's Keeper" programs, both of which are designed to improve school bus safety. The developments come after an accident in which a kindergartner was struck and killed by a passing motorist.
Read More →The latest programs for school bus routing can help school bus operations build safe and efficient routes while integrating with other fleet management functions, including GPS, driver monitoring, and KPI tracking.
Read More →Includes a breakdown of stats for Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. Figures reported include the number of school buses operated in each of these provinces and the number of students transported.
Read More →Hurricane Irene, which caused extensive damage on the East Coast over the weekend, brought to mind the need for school bus operations to have procedures for just such an emergency. The Florida DOE's hurricane outreach plan document is available to download.
Read More →The deal adds more than 125 vehicles to STI’s fleet, annual revenue of $8.5 million, and a new state for STI: Maryland.
Read More →The Equitable Access to Transportation Advisory Council (EATAC) has released an official report on key changes that will make transportation more equitable for youth in the U.S.
Read More →The Kidde Automatic Fire Detection and Suppression System for school buses detects fires and notifies the driver with audible and visual alarms.
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