Tag: Editors Picks
Winners Announced for 49th School Bus Driver International Safety Competition
The National School Transportation Association (NSTA) hosted its 49th Annual School Bus Driver International Safety Competition (SBDISC) in Austin, Texas over the weekend at...
FMCSA Announces Partial Delay of Entry-Level Driver Training Rules
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) seeks to extend the compliance date for new entry-level driver training rules by exactly two years....
N.Y. Student Recognized for Heroic Response to Choking Incident on Bus
Student Rachel Trimbell was awarded the New York State Liberty Medal by Sen. Jen Metzger on July 10 for rescuing a younger student who...
School Bus Safety Advocate Earl McMillen Dies
BESI, Inc. has announced that former company representative Earl McMillen died on Sunday. He was 85.
A veteran of the U.S. Army, McMillen was a...
Senate Bill Seeks to Replace Diesel School Buses with Electric
A partisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sen. Kamala Harris would authorize $2 million to pay the incremental cost of replacing diesel...
Career of School Bus Industry Stalwart Carlisle Beasley Spanned 6 Decades
Carlisle Beasley, a former member of the School Transportation News editorial board and a National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) Hall of Fame inductee,...
STN Survey: Districts Deal With Higher School Bus Tire Prices
Rising prices for new tires are a concern for district school bus operations, but the prices and need for new tires fluctuate, based on...
Top 10 Most Popular STN Online Articles in 2018
As we look back at what happened in 2018 and evaluate what online articles attracted the most visitors to STN’s website, school bus crashes...
N.C. School Bus Driver Praised for Action Taken During Crash
A veteran North Carolina school bus driver was praised for mitigating a crash in which her bus was struck and rolled over by a...
N.J. Mourns Deaths of Student, Teacher in School Bus Crash
Paramus Public Schools in N.J. issued a statement on last week’s fatal crash involving one of its school buses engaged in a field trip...
March 2020
This month’s issue features articles about securing wheelchairs on school buses, student tracking and contracting out transportation...
Buyer’s Guide 2020
Find the latest vehicle production data, state student ridership and budget reports, industry trends and contact information...
