Change Charging Ahead Despite Pandemic

Despite the challenges we still face brought about by COVID-19, school bus fleet electrification just keeps ramping up. Meanwhile, there is new leadership at one of the top national pupil transportation associations.

Michael P. Dallessandro

First Student Acquires Canadian Operation

The school transportation provider signs a deal to acquire Ontario-based school bus company Wubs Transit.

Cost-benefit analysis favors higher seat backs, training

In the past six months I have been overwhelmed by media reports of people with no clear knowledge of school bus safety priorities making decisions abo...

Pete Baxter named Administrator of the Year

Industry stalwart Pete Baxter on Sunday night became the 35th recipient of SCHOOL BUS FLEET’s Administrator of the Year award.

<i>SBF</i> to spotlight ‘Top Shops’

Is your shop top-notch? If so, we'd like to share your success with the rest of our readers. It's time again for SCHOOL BUS FLEET's annual...

IMMI, Blue Bird Open New Manufacturing Plant in Georgia

IMMI’s new 75,000 square-foot facility in Macon will produce school bus seats for Georgia-based Blue Bird Corporation, creating 80 American manufacturing jobs.

Danger Zone’ Deaths Dip

Nine children were killed by their own school bus or by a passing vehicle during the 2000-01 school year, a decline of 59% from the previous year and ...

Getting out of the margins

When I told a family friend, a former elementary school district superintendent, that I was on the staff of a magazine serving the school bus ind...