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Gallery: Student Transporters Celebrate Holiday Season

The 2024 holiday season featured celebrations that included Stuff-the-Bus drives for local communities, appreciation events for transportation staff, and lots of decorated school buses....
Government and industry representatives at a Nov. 1 press conference to recognize awarding of FMCSA grant funds to expand and enhance CDL testing in New Jersey (Photo courtesy of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission)

FMCSA Grant to Enhance CDL Testing in New Jersey

A $2 million grant has been awarded by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to improve commercial driver license testing in New Jersey. The...
Assisted Transportation operates about 150 vans for 1,000 students a day who attend school districts in the Kansas City, Missouri area.

NAPT Statement Provides Recommendations for Alternative Transportation

The yellow school bus might be the most iconic way for students to get to school but the industry is also increasingly utilizing alternative...
Jackson Local Schools in Ohio praised the safety efforts of its school bus drivers, noting that they perform a 16-step pre-trip inspection every day.

FMCSA Renews School Bus Driver ‘Under-the-Hood’ Training Exemption

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is extending by two years an exemption granted to the National School Transportation Association that allows school bus...
At LC Smith Elementary School in Texas, students participate in an evacuation drill to practice exiting the school bus in case of emergency. The school thanked the Raymondville Independent School District transportation department for the learning experience during National School Bus Safety Week.

Gallery: National School Bus Safety Week 2024

National School Bus Safety Week inspired districts and transportation companies across the country to showcase their operations, highlight their bus drivers and transportation staff,...

School Bus Company Owner Brought Down by High-Stakes Fraud Scheme

The wheels on the school bus may have kept turning for East End Bus Lines, but behind the scenes, the company was on a...

February 2025

Safety takes the front page in this month's issue. Read articles about how student transporters are furthering student safety...

Buyer’s Guide 2025

Find the latest vehicle production data and budget reports, industry trends, and contact information for state, national and federal...
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