More than a small share of school transportation providers will tell you that having a Website is not just a good idea anymore — it’s a necessity. Sur...

Face it, as a transportation manager, some things are just out of your hands. Budgets, school bus procurement, community concerns, school boundaries, ...

Herman Humbol stood before me in my office, hat held respectfully in front of him.

“Afternoon sir,” he said. “You called me?”

I have been the ...

Driver who allowed student behind wheel gets probation

HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. — The case against a school bus driver who allegedly allowed a ...

“The wheels on the bus go ‘round and ‘round, ‘round and ‘round...all through the town.” This familiar chant can be heard on any given day in primary c...

It’s been said that while it’s hard to write an obituary for a stranger, it’s harder still to write one for a friend. Truer words have never been spok...

School transportation is a conservative business. Getting kids safely between home and school by way of yellow school buses has been a static and succ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Dennis Essary, a former president of the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT), will be remembered by the pupil tr...

Many years ago, a young man submitted an application for the position of substitute school bus driver at his local school district and never heard a w...

As we head into the 2003-04 school year, I'd like for everyone to start off on a positive note. Admittedly, that’s not an easy task given the deflatin...

There’s much to be thankful for these days. Even with all of the uncertainty we face daily, our lives are relatively carefree compared with most of th...

In Oceanside, Calif., approximately 5,000 middle and high school students who previously rode a school bus will have to find another means of getting ...

Major corporations spend thousands of dollars trying to define the training needs of their employees. One of the best ways to find out how well your s...

When it comes to purchasing a used school bus, you may already know a lot more than you think about making the right choice.

Executives seasoned i...

After 16 years as a pupil transportation consultant and 23 years in student transportation, I can say that 2003 has posed the most significant budget ...

School bus anchors tour of Montana school districts

HELENA, Mont. — In 2002, Montana State Superintendent Linda McCulloch and members of her...

How does continued Technical training affect your Transportations Department’s budget? Recently, the following service question appeared on an e-gr...

Budgeting is a process that is designed to develop a plan, and that plan should reflect the operational goals to be achieved during the fiscal year co...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National School Transportation Association (NSTA) and the New York School Bus Contractors Association (NYSBCA) will hold a joint...

The pupil transportation community is full of good people who understand and relish the awesome challenge of transporting schoolchildren to and from s...