Last week I answered the age old question “why are school buses yellow?” But, some people out there may have noted that many school buses in North America are not uniformly golden-yellow. While nearly every public school bus in America is the same classic color in most places, a large number of buses being manufactured… Read more »
Throughout the vast majority of America the school bus is considered one of the most easily recognizable vehicles, along with ambulances and fire trucks. While school buses do have some flashing lights, they don’t compare with the brilliant light show that emergency vehicles are known for. Instead, school buses are known for a few things:… Read more »
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month, and Woodward Public Schools is using their school bus to help raise awareness by decorating the vehicles in blue ribbons. The blue ribbon is considered the international symbol for child abuse prevention, and the Woodward Area Coalition, along with some help from the Woodward County office of the Oklahoma… Read more »
I think we all know that it won’t be too many years before just about every vehicle on the road – including buses – come equipped with GPS and other sorts of electronic telematics systems, but who would have thought it would be so soon. Thomas Built Buses has announced a partnership with Zonar Systems… Read more »
Schools are constantly on the lookout for new buses, as regulations frequently require school buses to be retired once they have reached a certain age or mileage limit. The regulations vary from state to state, and frequently reliable buses have to be sold off or retired simply because of statutes and limitations. Tennessee lawmakers recently… Read more »
