The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration seeks school districts interested in equipping school buses with lap-shoulder seat belts to participate in a five-year study on how the occupant restraints affect on-board student behavior.

TACOMA, Wash. -- International Truck and IC Bus are showcasing the industry's only fully integrated electric school bus, the chargE^™, at this year's Green Transportation Summit & Expo (GTSE). Additionally, IC Bus will host a ride and drive with chargE for conference attendees at the Pacific Raceways in Kent, Wash., on Thursday, April 19, from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. PDT.

Editor’s note: Protective intelligence is defined as the training of people in how to spot behaviors and communications that indicate a potential target is being surveilled prior to an attack. School buses are considered “soft targets” because they are mobile, difficult to protect and highly vulnerable to a variety of attack methods.

A bus transporting elementary school students plunged into a gorge in the Himalayan foothills of India, killing 23 children, two teachers, the driver and another woman, reports the New York Times.

Denver metro area parents’ lives are about to get a little easier with the launch of HopSkipDrive, Colorado’s first-ever ride service for kids. A new solution for busy Denver parents, HopSkipDrive is a safe and dependable ride service that helps parents get their kids where they need to go when they're not able to do so themselves.

SCHENECTADY, New York – Transfinder Corp., the leading developer of school bus routing software sand logistics solutions in North America, has been named a “Best Company to Work For in New York State” for a second time.

SOLDIERS GROVE, Wis. — Over the past two years, North Crawford School District has added Blue Bird propane-fueled school buses to its fleet. These buses lower the district’s carbon footprint while reducing transportation costs.

The former Dallas County Schools superintendent who oversaw school bus transportation agreed to plead guilty to federal wire charges, reports NBCDFW.com.