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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 19, 2024

"Truck of the Future" Program Expands to Include School Buses

A "School Bus of the Future" pilot aims to mitigate blind zones through technology and influence future school bus design.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2024

New York City Rolls Out Plan for School Bus Speed Assistance Tech

The first-in-the-nation plan follows a city fleet pilot program and redesign of more than 1,000 intersections.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJanuary 17, 2024

Florida Boy Dies After Crawling Under School Bus

The 9-year-old boy was hit and killed by the Orange County Public Schools bus in an apartment complex roundabout.

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Newsby Christy GrimesJanuary 15, 2024

January 2024: SBF Incident and Crime Report Roundup

A roundup of news about recent incidents involving school buses, including a teacher arrested for allegedly making violent threats against a student, and an investigation after a parent who is a corrections officer reportedly threatened students on his son's bus.

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Articlesby Wes PlattDecember 29, 2023

The Most Popular School Bus Fleet Content of 2023

From practical information about school bus inspections and behavior management to federal funding for electric school buses, here’s the content that School Bus Fleet readers engaged the most with this year.

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School Bus Fleet BlogDecember 26, 2023

Behind The Wheel of Childrens’ Safety Aboard the School Bus

Bus drivers are the primary caretakers of children during their commute and thus bear responsibility for their safety. By prioritizing proper operating procedures, maintenance checks, and additional precautions, drivers can help avoid the loss of precious young lives under their care.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Wes PlattDecember 20, 2023

Trip Sheet: Looking Ahead - Navigating Around Vehicle Automation

FMCSA proposes to amend certain Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) to ensure the safe introduction of automated driving systems (ADS)-equipped commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) onto the nation’s roadways. The proposed changes to the CMV operations, inspection, repair, and maintenance regulations prioritize safety and security, promote innovation, foster a consistent regulatory approach to ADS-equipped CMVs, and recognize the difference between human operators and ADS.

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Newsby Christy GrimesDecember 19, 2023

December 2023: SBF Accident Report Roundup [Updated Dec. 19]

A roundup of recent crashes involving school buses, including a student hit by a car as they were loading the bus, a student hit by a school bus, and a log truck rolling over after hitting a school bus.

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Articlesby Wes PlattDecember 18, 2023

15 Highlights from National School Transportation Associations

NSTA members were back on the road for their Capitol Hill Bus-In, while NAPT returned to Columbus for a post-pandemic annual conference, and NASDPTS welcomed its members to a meeting in Pentagon City.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseNovember 24, 2023

CNN Documentary Delves into Chowchilla School Bus Abduction

The crime documentary, which explores the mass kidnapping of students and their school bus driver in 1976, makes its debut on CNN on Dec. 3 at 9 p.m. Eastern.

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