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School Bus Fleet BlogMarch 23, 2009

A Little Extra Help Goes a Long Way

I recently read about an interesting service offered by a transportation department at a school district in Houston. Information on the transportation page of Aldine Independent School District’s Website indicates that the department has a nursery for its bus drivers, attendants and technicians. ...

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2009

Preparations underway for next NCST

With just over a year to go before the industry convenes for the 15th National Congress on School Transportation (NCST), its steering committee met here to prepare for the eminent event, which takes place every five years.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2009

First Student wins Rhode Island contract

CINCINNATI — First Student Inc. has been awarded a contract for statewide out-of-district transportation with the Rhode Island Department of Elementa...

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2009

New grid method simplifies mirror adjustment

School bus operations are being offered an easier way to check and adjust safety mirrors on buses before departure from the yard.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2009

Bus Briefs — 2/18/09

Minnesota town marks one-year anniversary of fatal bus crash COTTONWOOD, Minn. — Residents here are preparing to commemorate the lives o...

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Newsby StaffFebruary 18, 2009

Kansas district, Durham partner with police to stop illegal passing

MERRIAM, Kan. — Police officers from departments across the Shawnee Mission School District geographic area began riding on school buses earlier this...

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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2009

DOE reports on fuel cell school bus developments

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In December, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released its Fuel Cell School Buses Report to Congress, fulfilling requirements o...

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ArticlesFebruary 1, 2009

California District's Transportation Staff Embraces Change

The 29 employees in Westminster (Calif.) School District’s (WSD) transportation department possess an inherent understanding of what it takes to t...

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2009

Report: Biodiesel not to blame for bus malfunctions

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Commerce said Thursday that biodiesel was not what caused a dozen school buses to malfunction in fri...

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Newsby StaffJanuary 7, 2009

Georgia targets school bus-rail crossing safety

A new state law requires school districts to submit to the Department of Transportation (DOT) a list of railroad crossings that do not have active warning devices on school bus routes.

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