Heidi King currently serves as deputy administrator of the safety agency, which has been without a top official since Mark Rosekind’s departure in...

As chief of the Department of Transportation, Chao’s purview includes two agencies that regulate pupil transportation: NHTSA and FMCSA.

The state pupil transportation directors’ event will also address driver tablets, education reform, and federal agency developments.

State directors are battling budget shortfalls, but NASDPTS President Charlie Hood says that they remain optimistic. The association’s work with...

Association officials ask NHTSA to raise public awareness on the dangers of illegal passing of school buses.

Administrator Mark Rosekind will be among the dignitaries at the American School Bus Council’s Feb. 10 event. He is slated to talk about the safety benefits...

The new CO2 and fuel consumption standards for vocational vehicles — including school buses — start in model year 2021.

Before a large crowd of pupil transportation officials, Administrator Mark Rosekind revealed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s new...

The new statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that there was an average of 135 school transportation-related fatalities...

The public meeting will “address the challenges and barriers that have prevented schools from taking action to install three-point seat belt systems in...

Representatives of the six states that have passed school bus seat belt legislation discuss such issues as costs, training, and emergency evacuations.

Federal data show that there were 37,461 deaths on the nation’s roads in 2016, up 5.6% from the 2015 total. The report includes details on school bus...

Operators and associations offer a range of reactions to Tuesday’s school bus meeting of the National Transportation Safety Board.

There were 33,561 highway fatalities in 2012, which was a 3% increase from 2011, according to data released by the National Highway Traffic Safety...

In a committee hearing, Rep. Steve Cohen questions why federal regulators have not initiated a rulemaking to require lap-shoulder belts on school buses in...

In the first of a new series, SBF poses five pertinent questions to Keith Henry, NAPT president and director of transportation for Lee’s...

There were 1,236 fatal school transportation-related crashes from 2001 to 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports. That’s 0.34% of...

Although the state doesn’t require them, Henrico County has begun equipping its new buses with lap-shoulder restraints. Director Josh Davis share...

The federal agency will convene a group to examine the long-debated topic of seat belts on school buses. A NHTSA spokesman tells SBF that plans for the...

Many school districts and contractors are employing a variety of vehicles to supplement traditional yellow bus service. These alternative arrangements often...