North Penn School District purchases the buses using a $142,128 grant from the state’s Department of Environmental Protection.
News stories that drew the most traffic on the School Bus Fleet website in 2020 included coverage of new onboard safety practices amid COVID-19 and strategies for training and staff management.
The vans are equipped with three-point seat belts, GPS tracking systems, and interior cameras, and the service includes a district dashboard and parent app. A Pennsylvania school district is one of the first to use the service.
Formerly the VP of Communications for Krapf School Bus, Folkes also served as the company’s COO. His experience includes 20 years with Laidlaw International.
Pittsburgh Public Schools has selected Transfinder’s Routefinder solution to create school bus routes for the nearly 30,000 students it transports.
Senate Bill 751 confirms that schools are permitted to negotiate interim agreements or contract amendments to pay school bus contractors.
School bus drivers and other transportation staff members across the U.S. were honored with special meals, cards, and prizes. In addition, longtime pupil transporters received recognition at events.
Kansas Central School Bus experiences significant driver and staffing shortage due to the virus and had to combine routes to get all students to and from school.
Allentown School District identifies a total of 205 stop-arm violations over 47 days after installing the cameras on two of its buses.
An educational school bus safety display, snowy school bus yards, and a bus stopping for a moose to cross the road are among the captivating photo submissions from industry personnel and those from the Snapshots department in recent issues of School Bus Fleet.