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Leonard Bus Sales, Local Food Banks Target Child Hunger

Leonard Bus Sales, Local Food Banks Target Child Hunger

 Leonard Bus Sales has stopped sponsoring promotional giveaways at industry events and is instead using its marketing budget for a partnership with regional food banks to address child hunger.
  • Last modified on Thursday, 08 June 2017 13:37
Nevada Governor Signs School Bus Lap-Shoulder Seat Law

Nevada Governor Signs School Bus Lap-Shoulder Seat Law

Gov. Brian Sandoval signed off on legislation that requires all newly purchased school buses operated by public and private schools after July 1, 2019 must be equipped with three-point “shoulder-harness-type”…
  • Last modified on Friday, 16 June 2017 16:01
Webinar Tackles School Buses in the Autonomous Future

Webinar Tackles School Buses in the Autonomous Future

Where does the big yellow bus fit into the conversation on smart cars and driverless vehicles? A recent STN webinar dove into the subject in preparation for a general session…
  • Last modified on Friday, 16 June 2017 16:00
STN EXPO Roundtable to Discuss 'Autonomous' School Bus

STN EXPO Roundtable to Discuss 'Autonomous' School Bus

The National Transportation Safety Board's Thomas Barth, Ph.D., headlines a general session panel discussion next month at the STN EXPO in Reno, Nevada that shares what an autonomous vehicle pathway…
  • Last modified on Tuesday, 06 June 2017 15:02
STA Employees Honored for Response to Bomb Threat

STA Employees Honored for Response to Bomb Threat

Student Transportation, Inc. honored dozens of employees  for their successful efforts in evacuating high school students after a bomb threat was made for Mesa County Valley School District in Colorado.
  • Last modified on Tuesday, 06 June 2017 12:34
Top 100: National Express Celebrates Anniversary, Mag List

Top 100: National Express Celebrates Anniversary, Mag List

National Express LLC made LATINO Magazine’s spring list of 100 companies that provide civic and educational opportunities to the Latino community, the third consecutive year the company has been honored.
  • Last modified on Monday, 05 June 2017 11:07
Then and now: The first Collins school bus-van conversion in the foreground next to today’s Type A on a Chevy DH500 chassis.

Collins Bus Turns Golden Yellow on 50th Anniversary

Collins Bus turned 50 years old this year, the latest milestone for the first manufacturer of small school buses. From those humble beginnings, when the late Don Collins, “the father…
  • Last modified on Tuesday, 30 May 2017 15:27