TORONTO (April 15, 2008) — School bus contractor sells $50 million in shares to a subsidiary of the French National Railway and a global fund manager to fuel future acquisitions and contracts and to reduce debt. Read more.

Know a pupil transporter who displays exemplary service on behalf of child safety? STN will award the second annual Peter J. Grandolfo Memorial Award of Excellence during the 15th Annual STN Expo and Tradeshow. The award commemorates the former transportation director at Chicago Public Schools and NAPT board member. Nominate a candidate by telling us why he or she embodies vision and excellence in 200 words or less.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (April 15, 2008) - State police investigate hours of service, step up enforcement after fatal motorcoach crash. Read more.

MONROE, N.Y. (April 16, 2008) - Upstate school district shares lessons learned from a school bus exercise on detecting and removing suspicious or dangerous items. Read more.

REDONDO BEACH, Calif. (April 16, 2008) - Next week, schools across the country will celebrate Earth Day. In addition to grant funding, the Environmental Protection Agency offers resources to help districts make their operations cleaner. Read more.

ALBANY, N.Y. (April 14, 2008) - State senators unite to mark October 24 as School Bus Driver Appreciation Day. Read more.

HONOLULU (April 11, 2008) - Finance committee unanimously requests seat belt study following last week’s crash. Read more.

Save the World, Take the School Bus
CINCINNATI — It is 6:15 a.m., quiet, dark and actually quite lonely. I am hitching a ride on the high school run of Sycamore Community Schools' Bus 23, and not only are my fellow passengers sleepy and quiet, they are few and far between. Cincinnati Enquirer

Fog Blamed in Fatal Crash
EDMONTON, Alberta — The man who made the call to send a school bus on its fatal trip into the fog on Wednesday says he knew there were heavy fog patches on the road. CanWest News Service