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WEBSchool Bus Driver Could Face Over 20 Years in Prison for DWI. A former North Carolina school bus driver arrested for allegedly driving students while impaired is charged with committing 60 misdemeanors for the Aug. 29...
Data Tells Story of School Transportation-related Fatalities, Injuries
WEBSep 5, 2023 · NHTSA said an average of 111 fatalities per year (for a total of 1,110 fatalities) occur in school transportation related crashes, 70 percent of which were occupants of other vehicles. When looking at the 206 school-age children who died in school transportation related crashes from 2012-2021, NHTSA stated that 42 were occupants of school ...
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WEBSchool Transportation News (STN), is a monthly business-to-business news magazine serving the field of pupil transportation. The magazine reaches more than 26,000 monthly readers who are qualified by BPA Worldwide, and an additional 95,000 people, based on a survey of pass-along readership provided by an outside consultant.
First Student Acquires Apple Bus Company - School …
WEBFebruary 24, 2022. Stock photo. The largest school bus contractor in North America just got bigger with the acquisition of Apple Bus Company. First Student announced on Thursday that it signed a purchase agreement to acquire the Cleveland, Missouri-based school bus and charter transportation provider. Financial details were not disclosed.
Hydrogen-Powered School Bus Entering Market Next Year
WEBNovember 4, 2022. Pegasus Specialty Vehicles is expected to release the first hydrogen fuel-cell option for the school bus market, with promises to increase range and decrease if not entirely eliminate charging time. The projected numbers are impressive, state directors shared during the National Association of State Directors of Pupil ...
New Pegasus Bus Manufacturer Opens Ohio Plant
WEBDec 22, 2021 · The company based in Dunkirk, Ohio, was officially formed earlier this year. Brian Barrington, president of Pegasus, announced on Tuesday the opening of the body upfitting facility to produce diesel, gasoline and electric models that will roll off the assembly line in March or April of 2022. He relayed to School Transportation News that Pegasus ...
Advanced Warning of Electric School Bus Fires Key to Prompt …
WEBJuly 1, 2022. A fire suppression system installed in the engine compartment of a West Virginia school bus demonstrates technology now available to squelch fires, or at least slow them to aid in student evacuation. But they need to work differently for electric school buses. Lithium-ion batteries have earned a fair share of notoriety of late ...
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WEBMarch 2024. This month's issue highlights the challenges of routing and how technology can help. Read more about the RFP process, utilizing A.I. intelligence software for multiple transportation needs, driver hiring concerns and the important discussion around finding out exactly how many students are transported by the yellow school bus.
NTSB Calls for Fire Suppression Systems in All School Buses
WEBJun 18, 2019 · NTSB’s investigation concluded that had the Riverside Community School District bus had a fire suppression system installed in the engine compartment, it could have provided additional time for 74-year-old driver Donnie Hendricks and student Megan Klindt to safely evacuate. “The more time, the better the evacuation will be,” said NTSB ...