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How Parents and School Bus Drivers Can Calm Autistic Students

Sensory sensitivity is a common characteristic of children with autism. Strange surroundings, loud noises, bright lights, and a lot of physical activity all can...

School Bus Safety Frame of Mind

Important and timely conversations always take place at industry conferences, but none are as relevant as the ones on Saturday at the Kansas City...

How to Find Alt-Fuel Stations

Have you ever wanted to find the exact locations of all 30,000 alternative fuel public filling stations in North America—and be able to zero-in...

Is the Unpublicized Anti-OPEC Act Really Important? You bet.

Senate Bill 3214 currently in Congress could be one of the most important proposed federal laws of the decade to impact the U.S. economy....

In 25 Years, School Buses May Resemble Helicopter Drones, But What’s the Risk?

What does the future look like? That’s a popular question on cable TV these days it seems. For School Transportation News readers, though, let...

Roundup: Tragedy and Heroes on the School Bus

A Pennsylvania school bus driver was killed on Tuesday when her bus was part of a three-vehicle crash. Sarah Katherine Slovinsky, 34, was driving a...

U.S. is Now the No. 1 Crude Oil Producer in the World

It’s official: The U.S. is now the top global producer of crude oil for the first time since 1973, according to preliminary estimates released...

Diesel Prices are Currently Rising But Will Likely Fall After Christmas

The average retail price for diesel fuel in the U.S. has risen about two cents per gallon this week. Meanwhile, diesel vehicle owners/drivers are being told...

Unanimous Calif. Supreme Court Ruling Hits School Bus Driver Background Checks

In what will likely be considered as a landmark employment law case, a unanimous ruling by the California Supreme Court sided with current and former school...