Independence School District anticipates a fuel cost savings of $10,000 within the first year of using the buses.
More than 200 of the state’s school districts receive the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Total Fleet Excellence Award.
Hickman Mills C-1 School District in Kansas City, Mo., partners with ALC Schools to ensure that students who are unable to get to a bus stop receive meals during school closures spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some pupil transporters increasingly look beyond the big yellow bus to transport students with special needs and those who are homeless or in foster care, choosing minivans, taxicabs, and other smaller-capacity vehicles.
News that drew the most traffic on the School Bus Fleet website this year covered a serious school bus crash in Indiana, illegal bus passing, and recognition of drivers' heroic actions and service.
The Missouri Propane Education and Research Council’s rebate to Student Transportation of America is for its purchase of 10 of the alternative-fuel buses. The council has committed $1 million to help school districts in the state transition from diesel to propane buses.
A school bus fit for a fiesta, a driver who appears on Good Morning America, and Washington’s first electric school bus are among the standout photos from School Bus Fleet's website and Snapshots department in recent issues.
One fire appears to have been caused by a brake malfunction, while the other reportedly starts in the engine of the bus.
St. Louis Public Schools partners with community organizations to train hundreds of volunteers to monitor school bus stops located in high-crime areas or near vacant lots.
Kansas City Public Schools adds 155 propane buses and Harris County School District received 11 new diesel school buses.