House Transportation Reauthorization bill removes school bus charter rule protections
The Senate has yet to answer the five-year, $759 billion Surface Transportation Reauthorization bill passed by the House last week on a partisan vote, but…
Federal School Bus STOP Act included in House, Senate transportation reauthorization bills
The STOP for School Buses Act, bipartisan legislation to address motorists who illegally pass school buses while loading or unloading students, took a crucial step…
Transportation expert outlines unprecedented federal green school bus funding opportunities
The timing for Suzanne Sullivan’s Green Bus Summit discussion on the current federal prioritization of electric school buses couldn’t have been better.
A day after…
NYC transportation exec Meera Joshi named deputy administrator of FMCSA
Meera Joshi, a New York City transportation executive, has been appointed by President Joe Biden as deputy administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigns
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced she is stepping down from the cabinet post she has held since 2017.
Her resignation will take effect Jan. 11…
Biden to name Buttigieg as transportation secretary
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Pete Buttigieg to be his transportation secretary, according to news reports.
The move will elevate the former South Bend, Indiana,…
NCAA ends requirement to use Go Ground for championship transportation
The National Collegiate Athletic Association recently notified member institutions they no longer will be required to use Go Ground for postseason championship ground transportation.…
Pennsylvania districts must provide transportation for nonpublic school students amid pandemic
Pennsylvania school districts will be reimbursed for providing transportation to charter and other nonpublic school students, regardless of whether in-person or online teaching methods are…
Legislation requires feds provide PPE to transportation workers
U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) announced he has introduced legislation requiring the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Transportation…
How transportation insurers are adapting to help in time of crisis
For this sector of the motorcoach industry, whose preferred mode of operation has always been face-to-face, one-on-one, your-place-or-ours, the coronavirus pandemic has left the major…