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Houston ISD Awarded a Telly for Its ‘School Bus Shuffle’ Safety Video

The school districts’ transportation department was a bronze winner in the 34th annual Telly Awards for its creative efforts with a school bus safety music and dance video that was…

April 1, 2014
Last modified on Tuesday, 09 September 2014 10:02

'Play2Win' Trivia Game Returns, Offers Grand Prize of All-Expenses-Paid Trip to STN EXPO

Back for its fourth year, STN's trivia games runs now June 30 at stnonline.com, with each correct answer entering participants into a grand-prize drawing for an all-expenses-paid trip to attend…

April 1, 2014
Last modified on Tuesday, 09 September 2014 09:37

Ohio Senate to Hear Bill Offering Incentives for Natural-Gas Fleets

A new bill, HB 336, that provides five-year incentives to public and commercial fleets to switch over to compressed natural gas vehicles received unanimous House support on March 26.

March 31, 2014
Last modified on Tuesday, 09 September 2014 11:44

NSTA Spring Meeting, Industry Bus-In Held in Nation's Capitol

Members of the National School Transportation Association met with federal lawmakers in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday and Wednesday during the annual "Bus-In." School bus contractors discussed legislative and regulatory issues…

March 31, 2014
Last modified on Tuesday, 09 September 2014 13:43

NHTSA Final Rule Amends FMVSS 111 to Require Rearview Backup Cameras

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published a final rule to amend FMVSS 111 to require all vehicles weighing less than 10,000 pounds GVWR, including some Type A-1 school buses…

March 30, 2014
Last modified on Tuesday, 09 September 2014 15:12

Utah School District Pilots 13-Video-Camera System on Bus

Thirteen may be considered an unlucky number, but not in the case of a pilot program at Canyons School District in Utah. There, transportation officials in February equipped a spare…

March 27, 2014
Last modified on Monday, 15 September 2014 14:53

Study Looks at How Motorists Pay Attention to School Buses

The Child Safety Network is sponsoring a multi-faceted study conducted by researchers at New Mexico State University to determine how motorists process "visual stimuli" while behind the wheel, and how…

March 27, 2014
Last modified on Tuesday, 09 September 2014 13:53

Supervisor of Year Award Takes Ohio Student Transporter By Surprise

As Brad Aemisegger listened to the speaker describe this year's winner of the William Rice Award at the 54th Annual Ohio Association for Pupil Transportation Annual Conference last week, he…