Last month, STN contributor Art Gissendaner asked a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration spokesperson to update the industry on what the federal government is doing in regards to researching school bus fires.

In February, we contacted David Wright, general manager of Starcraft Bus and Federal Coach, on the production and sale of the 25,000th vehicle to roll off the production line last year.

Fairfax County Public Schools has a long history of promoting excellence in school bus driver training to both prepare and keep our drivers ready for their duties. Due to our size and turnover, we train over 100 new drivers annually.

Greg Beaverson knows just how difficult it can be to remember the myriad number of steps required by school bus drivers during the mandated pre- and post-trip inspection process.