The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality announced that it is accepting grant applications to retrofit eligible diesel-powered school buses with emissions-reduction technology.

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) reached an agreement to extend the authorization of transit and highway programs at current funding levels through March 31, 2012.

NHTSA will continue to require that lap belts in all vehicles must be lockable without the use of special tools to tightly secure a child restraint system (CRS).

Landmark Student Transportation, a new school bus contractor started earlier this year, announced that past NSTA President Barry Stock (seated) will join the company as a principal owner.

Gov. Gary R. Herbert proclaimed September as "Idle Free Awareness Month," and the state's fleet of school buses are taking center stage as the poster child.