"COVID-19 Economic Relief Primer for the Ground Transportation Industry" details the recently passed federal economic aid packages and offers resources for applying for the various available loans.
The school bus manufacturer names winners of its Dealer of the Year, Pursuit of Excellence, and Diamond Dealer awards. It also releases its “Next Stop” podcast, which covers school bus industry-related topics.
The stimulus includes more aid for small- to medium-sized businesses, with $320 billion added to the Paycheck Protection Program. Of that total, $60 billion is set aside for Small Business Administration loans.
Schoolcraft Community Schools teaches drivers to use Zoom and Google Classroom to help students with their schoolwork and communicate with them about social-emotional needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The National School Transportation Association calls for U.S. Senate co-sponsors of the proposed fund unveiled on Capitol Hill to list school bus drivers as essential workers eligible for $25,000 in hazard pay.
School Bus Fleet’s recent webinar, “Returning to Service Post-COVID: Are You Prepared?” is now available online.
The vision systems supplier is helping to manufacture personal protective equipment, ventilator splitters, and other equipment for medical workers in New York, the state hit hardest by COVID-19.
The report concludes that the probable cause of the 2018 crash in which three students were killed was a motorist’s failure to stop for their school bus. Contributing to the cause was the school district’s inadequate bus route safety assessment.