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Managementby StaffNovember 1, 2002

Judgment Call

Self-appointed leader of drivers steps forward One of your bus drivers has become the self-appointed leader of the rest of the drivers and lodges sev...

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Managementby StaffNovember 1, 2002

Amputee Gets Job Back, But No Damages

CASE TODD A. PORTER v. ARTHUR A. ELLIS VENUE U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Filed July 10, 2002 SUMMARY A school bus driver wh...

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Managementby StaffNovember 1, 2002

Tips for Streamlining Your Operation

At the National Association for Pupil Transportation’s annual conference in Greensboro, N.C., Rick Rothberg, coordinator of operations and training fo...

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Managementby StaffNovember 1, 2002

Fitness Standards

Working odd hours in a mostly sedentary job, school bus drivers face a difficult challenge when it comes to maintaining a high level of personal healt...

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Safetyby James KraemerNovember 1, 2002

Don't let predators be the only ones watching our kids

For the late Ashley Pond and Miranda Gaddis, the location of the school bus stop on Beavercreek Road in Oregon City, Ore., horrifically demonstrates w...

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Managementby Louis HaleNovember 1, 2002

Parts Sales Pinches by Budget Shortfalls

To what degree is the weak economy affecting school transportation department's purchase of bus parts? How are schools coping? And to what degree are ...

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Special Needs Transportationby Jim EllisNovember 1, 2002

Are Your Drivers and Attendants Prepared for a Bus Fire?

It's good that the pupil transportation industry is blowing its horn lately, focusing on the relative safety of the school bus over other modes of tra...

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Alternative Fuelsby Donald G. PaullNovember 1, 2002

With friends like these, who needs enemies?

The EPA offered strong evidence recently of its support for the rhetoric offered by environmental advocates on the tenuous link between air quality an...

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Alternative Fuelsby Sandra Matke, Managing EditorNovember 1, 2002

The New Face of CNG

Alternative fuels such as compressed natural gas (CNG) are not new to the school bus industry. But they are new to the small school bus segment. Requi...

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Managementby Joey Campbell, Associate EditorNovember 1, 2002

Torn Apart: The Transportation Budget Struggle

One of the most common laments these days among school transportation operators is that there just isn't enough money to go around. Budget shortfalls ...

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