bus safety News

Feds Propose Requiring Lower Speeds for Trucks and Buses

The U.S. is seeking to forcibly limit how fast trucks, buses and other large vehicles can travel on the nation’s highways. A new proposal Friday would impose a nationwide limit by electronically capping speeds with a device on newly made …

Texas Bus Company in Rollover Crash Ordered to Sideline Buses in Past

The small South Texas bus company involved in a rollover crash that killed eight people and injured 44 others had twice been ordered by Louisiana state inspectors in 2015 to take one of its buses off the road to fix …

Boston-to-New York Bus Company Ran Unsafe Vehicles

Federal transportation regulators ordered a discount bus service between Boston and New York to shut down Thursday, saying its vehicles and drivers were a threat to public safety and that it once dispatched a bus with a large hole in …

Indiana School Project Aims to Ease Bus Safety Concerns

A Kokomo, Ind., elementary school plans to spend $1.5 million this summer to improve traffic patterns that officials say will keep students safer at dismissal time. Dave Barnes, director of communications at Kokomo-Center Schools, said contractors will create a new …

Kansas Will Get $5M to Improve Truck, Bus Safety

Kansas is getting more than $5 million in federal funds to improve truck and bus safety. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Anne S. Ferro made the announcement last week in Goddard. The grants include nearly $4 million for the Kansas …

DOT Outlines New Bus Safety Measures

It would be harder for tour bus companies to win permission to operate and easier for the government to put rogue operators out of business under a series of bus safety steps announced Thursday by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. Other …

Fatal Bus Accidents Renew Interest in Safety Bill

Deadly bus crashes over the past decade have claimed dozens of lives, including college baseball players in Atlanta, Vietnamese Catholics in Texas, skiers in Utah and, this month, gamblers returning to New York’s Chinatown. The New York accident, which killed …