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How GPS Tracking Helps School Bus Fleets Improve On-Time Performance Without Adding Routes

Struggling with late buses? GPS data can help fleets cut delays, fix route bottlenecks, and improve on-time performance without adding routes.

Editor's Picks

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Management
Innovation & Inspiration in Burbank: CASTO 2026 Photo Highlights
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Maintenance
Take a Brake: How School Bus Air Disc, Drum & Hydraulic Systems Compare
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Management
Stories from 53 Years Behind the Wheel of the School Bus: Q&A with Connie Duff
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Safety
Autonomous Vehicles Aren’t Built for Student Transportation [Op-Ed]

Innovation & Inspiration in Burbank: CASTO 2026 Photo Highlights

Innovation & Inspiration in Burbank: CASTO 2026 Photo Highlights

Take a Brake: How School Bus Air Disc, Drum & Hydraulic Systems Compare

Take a Brake: How School Bus Air Disc, Drum & Hydraulic Systems Compare

Stories from 53 Years Behind the Wheel of the School Bus: Q&A with Connie Duff

Stories from 53 Years Behind the Wheel of the School Bus: Q&A with Connie Duff

Autonomous Vehicles Aren’t Built for Student Transportation [Op-Ed]

Autonomous Vehicles Aren’t Built for Student Transportation [Op-Ed]

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The Best of CASTO 2026: Key Moments in Video

Meet Amanda Huggett: The Editor Behind School Bus Fleet

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53 Years Behind the Wheel: Connie Duff’s Story [Video]

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7 Key Criteria for Choosing a School Bus Fleet Technology Partner

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2026 Special-Needs Transportation Survey

Rome City Schools Saves $300,000 in Annual Payroll With Bytecurve

3 New Ways Fleet Software Pays: ROI opportunities for modern fleet managers

U.S. State-by-State School Transportation Statistics 2024-25

The Benefits of Implementing the Latest Wheelchair Securement Standards

Webinars

From Damage Control to Decision Partner: Transportation's Role in School Closures & Redistricting

Feb 25, 2026 | 11:00 AM PST

The 360-degree view of student safety: Connecting the driver's seat to the parent's phone

Oct 22, 2025 | 11:00 AM PDT

From Damage Control to Decision Partner: Transportation's Role in School Closures & Redistricting

Feb 25, 2026 | 11:00 AM PST

The 360-degree view of student safety: Connecting the driver's seat to the parent's phone

Oct 22, 2025 | 11:00 AM PDT

Alternative Fuels

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EPA Opens Clean School Bus Program RFI, 2024 Rebates Halted

The EPA will open a 45-day comment period and is planning a March 3 webinar as it reshapes Clean School Bus funding for 2026.

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Alt-Fuel Moves: Funding Boosts & Charging Innovations

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EPA Officially Rolls Back Federal GHG Standards

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Alt-Fuel Moves: Product Innovations & Funding Outlooks

Safety

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Child Safety Network Taps Dr. Michael C. Hout to Combat School Bus Stop-Arm Runners

Child Safety Network appointed psychology researcher Michael C. Hout, Ph.D., to lead a study examining why drivers illegally pass stopped school buses.

The 5th-generation Waymo Driver on the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE.

NTSB Determines Human Error Led to Waymo’s Illegal School Bus Passing

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National Action Plan Aims to End Illegal School Bus Passings Across the U.S.

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11-Year-Old Student Dies After Falling Under School Bus