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Driving the industry as the source of school bus and student transportation news since 1991
January 2025 - School Transportation News
6 days ago · January 2025 School Transportation News Digital Editions. A sample screenshot displays the type of real-time tracking data that Zonar Ground Traffic Control can provide student transporters, in this case using a van to pick up a student who is homeless.
New York State Amends School Bus Camera Law Following Court …
May 7, 2024 · A provision in the state budget, adopted on April 20 and in effect immediately, addresses those issues. Now, the law originally passed in 2019 allowing stop-arm cameras on school buses, reportedly includes a “rebuttable presumption” that the vehicle being passed is a school bus and meets all requirements of being such a vehicle. The school bus must have a valid inspection certification ...
NHTSA Releases Report on Nationwide Illegal School Bus Passing …
Nov 20, 2024 · The report also detailed the history of illegal passing related legislation, which dates back 90 years. A section of the Uniform Vehicle Code was added in 1934 that required motorists to slow to “a speed which is reasonable and prudent … and in no event in excess of 10 miles per hour” when passing a stopped school bus.
Texas Student Transporter Utilizes Technology to Improve …
Nov 22, 2024 · By using Let’s Talk, she said transportation is are putting the power in the hands in the parents and guardians to register when they are ready to use transportation for their children and can communicate with transportation directly what service they need.
About Us - School Transportation News
In 2015, the STN EXPO offered a new experience: The Green Bus Summit. This symposium provides insights and trends from fleet operators, plus state and federal officials to assist all bus operators — not just of school buses — to make purchasing and implementation decisions on alternative fuels and clean energy solutions.
October 2024 - School Transportation News
October 2024 School Transportation News Digital Editions. Top teams turn traditional organization hierarchy on its tip, as seen with the upside down triangle method of leadership that engages all employees as leaders and decision makers.
Data Tells Story of School Transportation-related Fatalities, Injuries
Sep 5, 2023 · On May 12, a 13-year-old student pedestrian was struck and killed by a motorist. According to preliminary information released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) which announced it was investigating the crash for the safety of school bus routes and stops as well as driver behavior while approaching stopped school buses and technologies to prevent or mitigate the severity of ...
March 2024 - School Transportation News
March 2024 School Transportation News Digital Editions. Annamarie Banner, director of transportation for Garland Independent School District in Texas, and her staff have turned to Antonio Civitella and Transfinder to provide routing solutions.
November 2024 - School Transportation News
Seeking Transparency State and federal legislation seeks to ensure that battery second-life, recycling and material sourcing remains top of mind for every student transportation decision on buying an electric school bus.