The demand for public transportation is growing faster than the population is increasing. Investing in public transportation has many benefits. On a social level, expanding public transportation will bring a better quality of life, and on an economic level, investing in public transportation can be an integral part of growing the community. National public transportation...
School bus seat belt legislation is on the 2017 agenda You can’t put a price on the safety of our children. Each year, 25 million children nationwide are transported to and from school in school buses. Yet, only six states have laws that require school buses to be equipped with seat belts. This year, many...
First of all, we’d like to preface this blog by saying that we do not take sides in the great school bus seat belt debate. We are here to provide the safest, most comfortable, and cost-effective school bus solutions for school districts in Colorado and Nebraska, and we will continue to follow the guidelines set...
Before we know it, school’s gonna be out for summer. Now is the perfect time to take a good look at your fleet of school buses and see if it isn’t time to make a change. The safe transport of students is a big consideration, but when the budget is tight, you need to look...
It’s baseball season, which means we’re filling up on peanuts, Cracker Jacks, and root, root, rooting for the home team. When it comes to transportation to the ballpark to watch the pros, our biggest transportation concern is whether to leave the game early to beat the traffic. However, when your kid’s Little League team needs...
Your kids are safe in Blue Bird buses There’s a reason that Blue Bird school buses make up about a third of all the school buses nationwide. School buses are the most regulated vehicles, and Blue Bird are always updating their design to be sure to meet – if not exceed – safety requirements. When...
When citizens have access to affordable and reliable public transportation, they also have access to more opportunities. When you are struggling financially and you can’t afford a car, good public transportation is your only option for having access to good paying jobs. Therefore, when a city invests in public transportation, they are investing in the...
We’ve just celebrated another Earth Day, but in the fight to protect our planet, we need to think of every day as Earth Day. Every local and state government, as well as every church, school, and corporation that provides transportation for their people, needs to look at purchasing alternative fuel transportation. Not only is it...
The answer every parent needs to have If you live in the United States, you know that school buses are always yellow. Most adults don’t really think about why, but kids are naturally curious, so we’re going to give you the answer to the question that every parent will be asked at some point or...
Common School Bus System Issues When transporting students to and from an educational facility, the school bus system needs to always be on point. However, these systems are not always perfect and create some common problems. In this post, you will learn how to ease those issues. 1- Inadequate Service Capacity Having just a few...
