After experiencing the decline in fitness that often accompanies truck driving, Siphiwe Baleka set out to develop a realistic routine for truckers to get...

Keith Dreiling, a former lieutenant with the Kansas Highway Patrol, joins the Kansas State Department of Education as state director for pupil...

There were plenty of interesting sites to be seen over the past week in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where NAPT and NASDPTS held their annual conferences. You...

A grand jury in Marin County calls for a coordinated school bus service to curb traffic congestion.

The state directors association had previously expressed its support for lap-shoulder belts if funding is made available. Now, the NASDPTS board strengthens...

The new and improved schoolbusfleet.com offers easier navigation and a more responsive design for users on mobile devices.

Taking a few cues from Hollywood, the association will add a literal red carpet and "swag" bags to its awards banquet this fall. Officials discuss the...

BusWest acquires the Nevada Thomas Built Buses dealership from Arizona-based Auto Safety House. BusWest, which has sales and service locations in California...

The City Department of Transportation Services will increase city bus service on four routes. A transit official says that the move aims to ensure that...

After a year that saw a transportation funding referendum defeated and a waiver to end school bus service denied, Muncie Community Schools redesigns and...

Special-needs transportation expert Dr. Linda Bluth has officially retired from her position at the Maryland State Department of Education, but a full...

At least five fee-based bus routes will be run throughout Sioux Falls School District next year for specialized elementary and middle school students. Fees...

A state trooper takes to the radio to remind motorists to “stay alert so kids don’t get hurt.”

Hillsborough County Public Schools will host the event on Feb. 28. It has been several years since a state school bus driver competition has been held in...

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...

Federal officials say that the clearinghouse would make it easier to determine whether a truck or bus driver is prohibited from operating a commercial motor...

Aviation veteran Bruce Landsberg starts his term as a board member and vice chairman for the safety agency.

The consultant and former transit agency head will discuss data-driven decision-making in the opening session of the NAPT Summit.

Long-running public television program MotorWeek does a segment on Pennsylvania's Lower Merion School District, which has close to half of its 114...

Beyond its vital role in education, the school bus has provided a home on wheels for many who have sought to simplify their lives or to travel the...

Efforts by private school bus operators include calling for increased safety legislation, issuing tips for students and recognizing exemplary employees.

The 2016 total of school bus sales in the U.S. and Canada, 40,925 units, is the highest mark for the industry in the past 10 years.

The Indiana legislation would allow school corporations that have lost at least 10% of their transportation fund levies due to circuit breaker credits...

Problems with routes and late buses hamper Palm Beach County as the school year begins, but district officials say that progress is being made in resolving...

Assigned to transport a student who uses a wheelchair to his graduation events, Jennifer Collins of Hillsborough County (Fla.) Public Schools goes out of...

To bolster protection of passengers with mobility devices, training expert Darren Reaume shares tips for getting the best fit with securement equipment.

A school bus driver and attendant allegedly left a 13-year-old boy on their bus twice, but the charges against them were ultimately dropped. The...

A former school bus driver in Maryland whose unattended bus rolled into a small child in April pleads guilty to reckless endangerment and other charges....

When Tim Cullen was a board member for Janesville (Wis.) School District, he ushered in a policy to require seat belts on new school buses. Now, as a state...

The Office of School Transportation events, slated for April 14-15 and Nov. 17-18, will focus on when and how to transport children with special needs.

Teamwork minimizes budget woes Autauga County...

The 2016 Summit lineup also includes NTSB chief Christopher Hart, consultant Mark Aesch, and a Boston Marathon bombing survivor who helped identify one...

Congress’ new appropriations bill for fiscal year 2017 includes $60 million for EPA’s clean diesel grant program.

It is by turns amusing and unsettling how much a small typo can alter the meaning of something. For example, maybe you’ve seen someone list his...

Gov. Chris Christie signs a bill that requires sensors to alert the school bus driver if there are children in front or in back of the bus.

That Chinese officials are looking to the American school bus system for guidance is a vital step, particularly in light of a recent tragedy in...

Here we were, nearly a decade and a half after I last descended the steps of her bus, both in jobs that led us to this same pupil transportation...

Blue Bird’s new propane-powered Vision Type C aims to decrease emissions while improving fuel economy and performance in alternative-fuel vehicles.

Mark Rosekind, a fatigue expert who just ended a term with the National Transportation Safety Board, is expected to bolster defect investigations at the...

U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) introduces legislation in the House of Representatives that would set minimum penalties nationwide for stop-arm running. The...

After NHTSA's public meeting in July, Mark Rosekind discussed key points that were made, as well as what the agency will consider proposing this fall, in...

Know an exemplary school transportation director who deserves recognition? School Bus Fleet is accepting nominations for our Administrator of...

Power Solutions International is purchasing Powertrain Integration. Both companies provide propane engines for school buses.

After NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind states that school bus passengers should have three-point belts, the state directors association says that the...

NSTA applauds the passage of the FAST Act, which advances many of the school bus contractor group’s priorities.

Fuel and infrastructure tax credits for propane, natural gas and biodiesel are among tax provisions that have been retroactively extended through 2014.

The tech company, with partners CoSN and Kajeet, is expanding its “Rolling Study Halls” initiative to 16 additional school districts.

It must be hard to look on the bright side when you’ve just been told that you’re losing your job. Somehow, Florida school bus driver Martha...

Freyer’s career consisted of 13 years with engine manufacturer Cummins and 27 years with automatic tire chain system supplier Onspot.

After four years and countless hours of academic work, Peter Lawrence of Fairport Central School District achieves the title doctor of education. Here, he...