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网页Esteemed Figures in School Transportation Awarded NAPT’s Highest Honor. The National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) is honoring Ken Hedgecock, Larry Riggsbee and Willie Tarleton at its annual conference by inducting the trio...
Advanced Warning of Electric School Bus Fires Key to Prompt …
网页July 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
网页2023年9月5日 · 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 …
New York State Amends School Bus Camera Law Following Court …
网页May 7, 2024. An update to the New York State stop-arm camera law closes a loophole that previously let motorists off the hook despite being caught on a camera passing a stopped school bus. One such motorist, Alfred Croce, appealed a judgment from the District Court of Suffolk County ordering him to pay a $250 fine because he owned a vehicle ...
EQT Infrastructure Completes Acquisition of First Student
网页2021年7月22日 · 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 ...
New Pegasus Bus Manufacturer Opens Ohio Plant
网页2021年12月22日 · 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 ...
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网页School 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.
Behind the Scenes: Electrification of North America’s Largest …
网页2021年5月11日 · Related: School Districts Expand Electric Bus Adoption for a Greener, Safer Future Related: First Student Executive Miller Outlines School Bus Electrification Roadmap Related: (Special Report) Selecting the Fuel that Makes Cents for You: Electric Related: NYC Aims for Fleet of All-Electric School Buses by 2035 Related: Webinar Shares Incentives to Drive Adoption of Electric School Buses
The 5 Biggest Challenges in School Transportation Today
网页2021年6月1日 · 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 ...
Pennsylvania School Bus Association Reminds Drivers: “School is …
网页2017年8月22日 · Pennsylvania School Bus Association Reminds Drivers: “School is Open”. August 22, 2017. HARRISBURG, Pa. — Across Pennsylvania, students are returning to class which means the roads become a little more crowded. This school year, over 1.5 million children will be transported over 400,000 miles in …
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