School Transportation News
WEBEsteemed Figures in School Transportation Awarded NAPT’s Highest Honor. The National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) is honoring Ken Hedgecock, Larry Riggsbee and Willie Tarleton at its annual conference by inducting the trio...
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 ...
Q’Straint Shares How to Secure Any Wheelchair on School Bus
WEBOct 31, 2017 — When securing a wheelchair to the bus, center the wheelchair and make sure the shoulder belt is above and behind the passenger. Reaume said that rear retractors go inside the wheels, while front retractors go outside the wheels for stability and rider comfort. Reaume gave three principles to follow for a safe securement.
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 ...
EQT Infrastructure Completes Acquisition of First Student
WEBJul 22, 2021 — As School Transportation News previously reported, FirstGroup initiated a formal process to sell both divisions in March of last year. In April of this year, FirstGroup reached an agreement with EQT Infrastructure for the sale of First Student and First Transit for $4.6 billion. EQT is a global private equity firm and blue-chip infrastructure ...
The 5 Biggest Challenges in School Transportation Today
WEBJun 1, 2021 — Respondents ranked major challenges, from the ongoing pandemic to bus driver shortages, with these five far and away the most common. 1. COVID-19 Concerns. The COVID-19 pandemic further complicated school and, of course, school transportation. We heard COVID-19 concerns from 72 percent of respondents — making it the most significant pain ...
The Ramifications of Late School Buses
WEBDec 27, 2022 — As reported by the New York School Bus Contractor’s Association, statistics show that more than 26 million students rely on school bus transportation which calculates to 480,000 yellow buses nationwide, saving families $7.3 billion in fuel costs alone. Despite newer federal data pointing to as many as one-third fewer students riding school buses, the potential expense to parents of ...
Business as Usual for New York’s Quality Bus After Purchase
WEBMay 25, 2018. Heading into the nonofficial start of summer, New York school bus contractor Quality Bus is currently hiring drivers for next school year after being acquired by National Express, Llc. last month. Michael Martucci and staff remain on at Quality Bus to oversee day-to-day operations. National Express confirmed that former Quality ...
School Districts Offer Full Benefit Packages to Compete for Bus …
WEBJun 14, 2022 — In some cases, the benefits offered to new school bus driver applicants are better than those offered to private industry executives. In Osceola County, Florida, for example, school bus drivers have seen a pay increase from $13.85 an hour to $15 an hour, and the rate is likely to rise to as much as $16.50 an hour starting on July 1.
From Murder to School Buses, “Homicide Hunter” Shares Wisdom …
WEBJul 26, 2016 — RENO, Nev. — Joe Kenda regaled an eager audience with tales of his 25-year career as a detective, describing it as a “slow dance of violence,” which changed once he took the helm of a school bus and “for the first time in my adult life, people were actually happy to see me,” he said.