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Written by David Wegbreit
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Wednesday, 17 September 2008 00:00 |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — More needs to be done to address driver fatigue, the National Transportation Safety Board said following their determination that this was the probable cause of a 2005 truck-tractor semitrailer rollover crash involving a motorcoach that resulted in five fatalities.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 05 November 2009 18:42 |
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Written by Janna Smeltzer
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Wednesday, 17 September 2008 00:00 |
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West Virginia is the latest state to prohibit cellular phone usage by school bus drivers following a legislative rule passed last week by the state board of education.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 05 November 2009 18:42 |
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Written by David Wegbreit
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Friday, 12 September 2008 00:00 |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Later this month, Sen. Charles Schumer is expected to introduce a bill that would expand tax credits for hybrid school bus purchases by as much as $12,000 per bus, with lesser credits through 2012, according to the senator’s office.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 05 November 2009 18:42 |
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Written by David Wegbreit
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Monday, 25 August 2008 00:00 |
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MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — Pupil transporters in vehicles other than school buses will face many of the same restrictions as yellow school bus drivers, under a new Minnesota law.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 05 November 2009 18:43 |
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Written by Stephane Babcock
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 00:00 |
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board has recommended a number of changes to highway signage in response to a motorcoach crash that killed five members of a college baseball team, their driver and his wife.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 05 November 2009 18:44 |
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