John Hilliard

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | John Hilliard

The family of an 8-year-old boy who was severely injured by a Boston Public Schools bus driver who lost control of his vehicle and struck him outside a school is suing Boston’s transportation contractor Transdev for gross negligence and systemic safety failures, according to a complaint filed Tuesday in Suffolk Superior Court.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | John Hilliard

The investigation will review safety policies and performance under the contracts with Transdev, a French transit company that has provided bus drivers to Boston Public Schools since 2013, according to the statement. The driver who was behind the wheel of the bus that killed Joseph, Jean Charles, resigned from Transdev on May 14, shortly before a scheduled termination hearing. He had been driving school buses with an expired state-required credential since December 2024, the statement said.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | John Hilliard

Gloria Caldwell was walking along Woodrow Avenue in Dorchester when the Boston Public Schools bus approached at a fast clip, jumping the sidewalk as it made a right turn onto Milton Avenue. Caldwell‘s right foot was crushed, her bones fractured under the vehicle, Caldwell later said in her personal injury case filed at Suffolk Superior Court.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | John Hilliard

Transdev, under a former moniker, Veolia Transportation Inc., was hired by the Boston School Committee in 2013 after the city’s schools experienced a couple years of chronically late buses under a previous contractor. Here’s what to know about the company:In the United States, Transdev operates public transportation services in 46 states, plus Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, with about 32,000 employees (about a third of its global workforce), according to the company.

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | John Hilliard

Lens Arthur Joseph seemed older than his years. The 5-year-old loved Spider-Man and cars, sure, but he was serious and studious, cleaned his room, and helped around the house wherever he could. He was proud of his school work and excelled in mathematics. His teachers at UP Academy Dorchester beamed with pride at the prospect the kindergartner would start Grade 1 in the fall, and had planned to give him a certificate marking his achievement in school.