Donald Fowler Named Contractor of the Year

Donald Fowler bought his first school bus in 1975 from his father’s International Harvester dealership. More than 30 years later, Fowler owns 28 buses...

Child-check devices: a vital reminder

To protect kids from being left stranded, drivers have to carefully check their bus. Electronic systems can help keep that duty from being neglected.

Bright ideas to make sure drivers buckle up

It’s up to each school bus driver to wear his or her seat belt at all times while operating the bus, but we know from seeing occasional reports that there are some drivers who aren’t always buckling up. With that in mind, transportation supervisors have to reinforce the importance of driver seat belt compliance, and they have to monitor that compliance.

'America's Best' competition to be held in San Antonio

The NAPT's 8th Annual America's Best competition will be hosted by the Texas Association of School Bus Technicians Sept. 27 to 30. The competition will be integrated with a variety of workshops for both technicians and inspectors related to components and systems on school buses.

PHOTOS: Illinois district conducts training for first responders

Reminder: <I>SBF</i> Photo Contest deadline draws near

Entries for School Bus Fleet’s 11th Annual Photo Contest are due May 22. Three winners will receive a $100 cash prize.

New York Stop-arm Survey Estimates Over 25K Violations Statewide

NYAPT’s March 16 survey of illegal passing of school buses finds that 800 school bus drivers reported they were passed a total of 404 times.

Cummins Launches New Efficiency Initiative, Engine Lineup

SmartEfficiency focuses on improved uptime, reliability, and fuel economy, according to Cummins. The supplier's 2017 school bus engine lineup offers diesel and natural gas options.

The Multiple Benefits of Multiplexing

Many students who ride America’s school buses every day are outfitted with new technology such as cell phones, MP3 players, portable video games and o...