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WEBTransportation Technology Super Users Share Benefits of Working with IT Departments. When integrating new technology into one’s fleet of school transportation vehicles, it’s important to get the thoughts and perspective of the …
Advanced Warning of Electric School Bus Fires Key to Prompt …
WEBJuly 1, 2022. A fire suppression system installed in the engine compartment of a West Virginia school bus demonstrates technology now available to squelch fires, or at least slow them to aid in student evacuation. But they need to work differently for electric school buses. Lithium-ion batteries have earned a fair share of notoriety of late ...
Data Tells Story of School Transportation-related Fatalities, Injuries
WEBSep 5, 2023 · NHTSA said an average of 111 fatalities per year (for a total of 1,110 fatalities) occur in school transportation related crashes, 70 percent of which were occupants of other vehicles. When looking at the 206 school-age children who died in school transportation related crashes from 2012-2021, NHTSA stated that 42 were occupants of school ...
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About Us - School Transportation News
WEBSchool Transportation News (STN), is a monthly business-to-business news magazine serving the field of pupil transportation. The magazine reaches more than 26,000 monthly readers who are qualified by BPA Worldwide, and an additional 95,000 people, based on a survey of pass-along readership provided by an outside consultant.
New Pegasus Bus Manufacturer Opens Ohio Plant
WEBDec 22, 2021 · Pegasus Specialty Vehicles is ramping up to begin production on new small- and medium-sized school buses. The company based in Dunkirk, Ohio, was officially formed earlier this year. Brian Barrington, president of Pegasus, announced on Tuesday the opening of the body upfitting facility to produce diesel, gasoline and electric models that will ...
Digital Editions - School Transportation News
WEBMarch 2024. This month's issue highlights the challenges of routing and how technology can help. Read more about the RFP process, utilizing A.I. intelligence software for multiple transportation needs, driver hiring concerns and the important discussion around finding out exactly how many students are transported by the yellow school bus.
First Student Acquires Apple Bus Company - School …
WEBFebruary 24, 2022. Stock photo. The largest school bus contractor in North America just got bigger with the acquisition of Apple Bus Company. First Student announced on Thursday that it signed a purchase agreement to acquire the Cleveland, Missouri-based school bus and charter transportation provider. Financial details were not disclosed.
The 5 Biggest Challenges in School Transportation Today
WEBJun 1, 2021 · Respondents ranked major challenges, from the ongoing pandemic to bus driver shortages, with these five far and away the most common. 1. COVID-19 Concerns. The COVID-19 pandemic further complicated school and, of course, school transportation. We heard COVID-19 concerns from 72 percent of respondents — making it the most significant pain ...
EQT Infrastructure Completes Acquisition of First Student
WEBJul 22, 2021 · As School Transportation News previously reported, FirstGroup initiated a formal process to sell both divisions in March of last year. In April of this year, FirstGroup reached an agreement with EQT Infrastructure for the sale of First Student and First Transit for $4.6 billion. EQT is a global private equity firm and blue-chip infrastructure ...