The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) released new back-to-school safety messages for students, parents and motorists regarding school buses.

Blue Bird announced that it is working with diesel engine manufacturer Cummins to fix V-Band clamp assemblies used to connect the inlet and outlet cone sections to diesel oxidations catalysts and diesel particulate filters installed on model-year 2011 and 2012 All Americans.

The United Motorcoach Association (UMA) announced that a task force formed in earlier this year with the National Tour Association (NTA) is working through the details of planning a first-time integrated conference and trade show scheduled for Orlando, Fla., Jan. 19-23, 2013.

A New Jersey Appellate Court last month overturned a Department of Education decision not to force the forfeiture of a school-bus bid bond after the company that won the bids later admitted that it had no ability to fulfill all of the services.

Nearly two and a half months after passing the General Assembly, Gov. Pat Quinn signed into effect legislation that suspends school bus permits for commercial drivers who refuse to submit to a drug or alcohol test when suspected by their employer of being under the influence.