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Managementby StaffNovember 1, 2007

Q&A: NAPT's Bill Tousley

When Bill Tousley began driving a school bus 30 years ago, he couldn’t have predicted that he’d one day become president of the National Association f...

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Managementby Nicole Schlosser, Editorial AssistantNovember 1, 2007

Drivers Respond to Key Ergonomic Changes

Sheryl Ehrlich of Central School District 13J in Independence, Ore., has driven buses for 11 years. Being on the tall side, she found she needed more ...

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Managementby Michael P. DallessandroNovember 1, 2007

8 Errors Good Transportation Managers Can Make

I am blessed with a wonderful family and terrific friends. A few of them hold positions as a postman, a police officer, an engineer, a teacher and an ...

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Special Needs Transportationby Dr. Ray TurnerNovember 1, 2007

Fine-Tuning Special-Needs Training Programs

The highest risk time for lift-bus collisions, employee or student injuries or other incidents is with new drivers. Drivers obtaining their CDLs are q...

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Managementby StaffNovember 1, 2007

School Board Members Speak Out on Transportation

Jerry E. Baldwin Polk School District, Cedartown, Ga.Some school district board members have a special connection to transpor...

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Managementby Claire Atkinson, Associate EditorNovember 1, 2007

Turning Your Worst Driver Into Your Best

Newspapers and television news shows often cover horror stories about school bus drivers gone bad. From bus crashes and student misbehavior caught on ...

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Managementby Kelly Roher, Assistant EditorNovember 1, 2007

Tackling School Bus Bullying

In August, students in an Ohio city were riding a school bus when a boy took a video game from one of his peers and taunted him. The boy attempted to ...

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Safetyby Lenny BernsteinNovember 1, 2007

NAPT News & Views

Public policy program key part of strategic plan The NAPT has long been an active and effective advocate for the pupil transportation indust...

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Maintenanceby StaffNovember 1, 2007

SMI expands bus flooring business

PINEVILLE, N.C. — A company better known for its line of roof hatches, stop arms and crossing arms, Specialty Manufacturing Inc. (SMI) has quietly bec...

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Managementby StaffNovember 1, 2007

Veteran <i>SBF</I> editor resigns

TORRANCE, Calif. — Steve Hirano, former editor and associate publisher of SCHOOL BUS FLEET, has resigned his position to start up his own compa...

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