Are we telling the full story when we blame school transportation hiccups on a nationwide driver shortage?
The new rule, proposed by the NHTSA and FMCSA, each year is projected to save 155 lives, stop 19,000 crashes, and prevent thousands of injuries.
Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps top news from the website, including how a bunch of transportation industry employees hurled themselves into Chesapeake Bay for charity.
Earl Adams Jr., the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's chief counsel since July 2021, now takes over the role previously held by Robin Hutcheson. She was confirmed as FMCSA's administrator in September 2022.
While purchase orders for new school buses increased overall, production lines continue to struggle to meet demand in a timely manner due to ongoing supply chain issues. School districts might order a new bus today but not actually see it loading up with students until 2024.
In 2022, highlights on the School Bus Fleet website included the “under-the-hood” CDL waiver, association collaboration, and safety concerns.
Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including a school bus manufacturer's efforts to work past a backlog of purchase orders.
The rule would’ve required states to implement potentially duplicative annual vehicle inspections for passenger-carrier commercial motor vehicles, such as school buses.
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The new Commercial Driver's License test, based on a joint effort between the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA), reflects evolving vehicle technologies and components.
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