
As Maine becomes one of the first states to require anti-pinch door sensors on new school buses, manufacturers like Mayser offer a look at how the technology works and why it's a critical fail-safe.
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The second student's death in the state in less than a month, a Standish, Maine, kindergartner was killed by a school bus.
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In the wake of the Rockland student's death, RSU 13 classes were cancelled. Meanwhile, both the student and the driver's name have been released.
Read More →Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the election of bus driver Vincent J. "Jim" Troiola as national commander of the American Legion.
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Secretary Miguel Cardona got feedback on his trip to Maine from a school bus trainer, who said the new edition of the training manual was intimidating to recruits. He said he wanted to address that.
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The Lion Electric bus was purchased for Mount Desert Island High School in part with funds from a Volkswagen Emissions Fraud Settlement Grant.
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Brunswick School Department secures $156,240 in grants from the state’s Volkswagen settlement funds to purchase the Blue Bird Vision propane buses.
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L.D. No. 1894 would set a goal for the state Department of Education to develop rules on bids, specifications, charging stations, and a maintenance training program, and to complete the transition by 2040.
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The group of Maine students, with support from school staff and community members, is working to raise nearly $33,000 to add 15 extended stop arms to buses on routes with the highest number of illegal passing incidents.
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Ivy Corliss, a bus driver with Lewiston (Maine) Public Schools, is collecting the donations after one of her students had no winter gear while waiting for the school bus.
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