WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Family of Boston boy fatally hit by school bus files lawsuit against driver, bus company

SERA CONGI WCVB, NEWSCENTER FIVE. THE FAMILY OF A FIVE YEAR OLD RUN OVER BY A BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL BUS IS SUING THE BUS COMPANY AND THE DRIVER. LENS JOSEPH WAS HIT AND KILLED IN HYDE PARK. THIS ...
The Boston Globe

Independent probe finds BPS bus contractor failed to track safety records before fatal crash, faults BPS for lax oversight

Transdev, the longtime contractor for Boston Public Schools’ bus fleet, failed to keep proper track of bus accidents, or whether school bus drivers held proper credentials or completed required ...
Mass Transit

SFMTA partners with Transdev to launch electric paratransit bus

Transdev has partnered with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to introduce the city’s first fully ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Bringing MTS bus drivers in-house would mean higher costs, more reliable service, study finds

A proposal to bring all local public bus service in-house would sharply increase costs compared with continuing to outsource, but the change would likely make buses more reliable and efficient, a new ...
The Boston Globe

Tragic BPS school bus accident video appears to show driver’s eyes off the road

The driver of a Boston Public Schools bus that struck and killed a Hyde Park kindergartner in April was seemingly not looking straight ahead at the road when the vehicle ran over the boy, according to ...