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UMA Files Complaint Accusing Transit Agency of Charter Violations |
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Ken Presley, UMA's vice president of legislative and regulatory affairs and industry relations and chief operating officer. | Photo via Bus & Motorcoach News |
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From Bus & Motorcoach News:
The United Motorcoach Association filed a charter service complaint with the Federal Transit Administration alleging the Potomac Valley Transit Authority violated federal rules by providing transportation for Potomac State College without notifying registered private charter operators.
According to the complaint, the charter service to transport Potomac State's baseball team to Allegany College of Maryland had originally been assigned to Budget Charters.
"The current rule has worked remarkably well since its inception in 2008, a result of a Charter Bus Negotiated Rulemaking Committee that consisted of representatives from the private sector and transit community," said Ken Presley, UMA's vice president of legislative and regulatory affairs and industry relations and chief operating officer. "The clarification of what is and is not charter brought clarity to a rule that has been in effect since 1973 in one form or another.".........................
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Zūm to Deploy New All-Electric School Bus Fleet in San Francisco |
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The project will enable the introduction of the largest fleet of electric school buses in the United States. | Photo: © Zūm via Bus-News |
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From Bus-News:
Student mobility provider Zūm has announced the deployment of an new all-electric school bus fleet in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD).
Powered by the provider's Connected Mobility Experience (CMX™) solution; the deployment aims to combine electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, routing intelligence, real-time operations, and transparency into its single integrated transportation system.
All electric buses will be supported by modern charging infrastructure with built-in bidirectional vehicle-to-grid (V2G) capabilities, enabling the fleet to become the largest of its kind in the United States. To celebrate Phase One of the electrification effort, Zūm held a groundbreaking event, which was attended by local and state leaders, including State Senator Scott Wiener; Superintendent Maria Su; San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu; SFUSD Commissioner Gupta and SFUSD Commissioner Ray..............................
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| Florida Officials Stress School Bus Stop Safety After Illegal Passer Hits Student |
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Screenshot of BusPatrol video showing the moments before an illegal passer hit Lee County, Florida, student Abigail Westveer on
May 21, 2026. | Photo: Screenshot of video via School Transportation News |
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From School Transportation News:
As school districts enter summer vacation, being cautious around school buses remains a priority. A Florida family joined the local school district and Sheriff in speaking out after a 14-year-old girl was struck by a car while attempting to board a school bus in Lee County.
The sheriff's office and school district held a bus stop safety news conference May 21 following the incident in Estero, Florida, involving eighth-grader Abigail Westveer and several similar incidents across the county. More than 25,000 drivers were caught illegally passing Lee County school buses over a five-month span, alarming law enforcement officials and school leaders. During the conference, Superintendent Denise Carlin said the district partnered with BusPatrol and the Lee County Sheriff's Office last year to install stop-arm cameras on school buses.
"We installed cameras on our bus fleet to capture video of drivers who fail to stop when a bus is stopping to pick up or drop off our children," Carlin said..........................
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