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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 ...
National School Bus Safety Week Commences
WEBOctober 16, 2023. The National School Bus Safety Week, administered by the National Association of Pupil Transportation, is here. Starting Monday, school transportation departments around the country celebrate drivers and school buses alike. This year’s theme is with the goal of promoting safety on school buses and addressing the importance ...
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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 ...
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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.
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 ...
Student Transportation of America CEO Retires
WEBMay 14, 2019 · Denis J. Gallagher, founder, chairman and CEO of Student Transportation of America, announced his retirement yesterday from the company he launched in 1997, effective on June 30, 2019. Denis J. Gallagher. Patrick Vaughan. Patrick Vaughan, who was named the president of STA’s newly formed School Transportation Group in …
Top 10 School Transportation News Magazine Articles of 2021
WEBJanuary 3, 2022. As the editors at School Transportation News look back at events that occurred in 2021, articles relating to driver shortages and school bus safety were among the most popular STN magazine articles. However, this year three out of the top 10 magazine articles reported on the importance and advancements of electric buses, a ...
Study Outlines School Bus Seatbelt Policy Role in Improving …
WEBMar 1, 2021 · New research published by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) concludes what many student transporters with seatbelt experience already know: Besides protecting students in crashes, occupant restraint systems could result in an additional benefit of improved onboard student behavior and …