Now Online: School Bus Fleet's April/May 2025 Management Issue
From our Admin of the Year interview to the 2025 Trailblazers announcement, mechanic recruitment, driver retention, and creative routing, don't miss these articles.
Check out award winner profiles in the April 2025 issue of SBF.
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The latest issue of School Bus Fleet is now available, and it's our annual management edition!
In this issue, you'll find:
2025 Administrator of the Year: Kimberly Jones’ Servant Leadership: With major successes addressing the driver shortage and serving disadvantaged students, Kimberly Jones takes a holistic, student-centered approach to student transportation in the Windy City.
Meet the 2025 Trailblazers: Inspirational Leaders & Change Makers: Meet 12 inspiring up-and-coming leaders in student transportation from this year’s crop of SBF award winners.
How Creative Routing Can Keep You Prepared for the Unexpected: Here are some tips for keeping the bus rolling and building adaptability into routes to get students to school on time, no matter what the day brings.
Preparing the Future: Programs to Train the Next Generation of School Bus Mechanics: Need more help in the garage? One method of recruiting more techs in your shop is to look inside. Here’s how.
5 Questions: First Student on Driver Recruitment, Retention & Contracting: Join us for a conversation with First Student’s COO as we talk all things student transportation drivers, including how they attract and retain an engaged and skilled workforce, and the role of contractors in a changing industry. (Coming soon!)
Editor's Note: Lessons in Leadership... So Far
NSTA Advocacy in Action: NSTA Alarmed by NHTSA Illegal Passing Study Results
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5 Questions: How CharterUP Brought a Marketplace to Student Transportation
What does it take to bring a transportation marketplace into K-12? Hear firsthand what CharterUP has learned about the unique needs of schools and bus operators.
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EverDriven Expands TripCentral Transportation Management Platform to All Partner Districts
The platform provides school districts with real-time trip tracking, student transportation scheduling tools, and pickup and drop-off management capabilities.
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6 School Transportation Trends to Watch: 2026 District Survey Results
School bus buying is up, fuel choices are shifting, and driver shortages persist. This and more in the latest K-12 public school survey, plus the largest fleets in the U.S.
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The 100 Largest School Bus Fleets in America: 2026 Rankings
Which public K-12 school districts are the largest in the nation in terms of bus fleet size? Here are the new standings of the top 100 district fleets.
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EverDriven Launches Route Consolidation Calculator to Estimate Diesel Savings
As diesel prices hit record highs, the largest alternative transportation provider says a 10% route consolidation could save a 120-route district more than $78,000 a year in fuel alone.
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Zum Secures Continued Financing Support for School Bus Expansion
Generate Private Credit has financed approximately $75 million in school bus deployments across three states, supporting more than 500 buses as Zum expands across the county.
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Beyond Discipline: A Different Approach to Student Behavior on the Bus
After implementing a dean of students program in Oregon, North Clackamas is seeing positive improvements. Here’s how it worked. The Route is brought to you by IC Bus.
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A Dean of Transportation's Different Approach to Student Behavior on the School Bus
After implementing a dean of students program in Oregon, North Clackamas is seeing positive improvements on the bus. Here’s how it worked.
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Inside NAPT ACTS 2026: Highlights from Louisville
From federal updates and student behavior strategies to new school bus technology and industry awards, see highlights from NAPT ACTS 2026 in Louisville.
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Meet the 2026 School Bus Driver Hero Winner: Annette Brown
We caught up with Wa-Nee Community Schools' Annette Brown on site at SBFX, where she was named the 2026 School Bus Driver Hero Award winner. Hear about her reaction, what she loves most about being a school bus driver, and more!
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