Ricky Cooper, a driver for Cobb County (Ga.) School District, stops his bus to rescue a motorist from an overturned vehicle.
Amid school closings across the U.S. prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, some districts ensure drivers continue to be paid. In some cases they are enlisting them to help feed students during the shutdown.
Pupil transporters in Colorado, Georgia, and Illinois share the financial benefits of adding propane buses to their fleets — including reduced costs on oil and filter changes and minimal cold-weather starts.
In honor of our February 2020 special-needs issue, check out these photo submissions and those from previous stories highlighting special-needs transporters and the important aspects of their job.
Harris County School District’s new buses feature an assigned seat for each student that is customized for the equipment they need.
Nate Gordon is recognized by the Worth County Schools board of education for his four decades of driving a school bus.
A creative parody about the challenges of pupil transportation and an anti-trafficking campaign featuring school buses were a couple of School Bus Fleet's web highlights in 2019.
Nineteen-year-old Christopher Frachiseur of Georgia fails to stop for the school bus, jumps the curb, and drives onto the sidewalk past the right passenger side of the school bus, hitting a man and two students from the same family.
Henry County Schools' Blue Bird Vision propane buses are expected to emit 500 fewer pounds of particulate matter per year and about 19,000 fewer pounds of nitrogen oxide than the diesel buses they replaced.
A special driver appreciation breakfast, a ride-along with local law enforcement officers, and a school bus illegal passing technology showcase marked NAPT’s National School Bus Safety Week.