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Managementby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

First Student, Maryland and Verizon

First Student Inc. has received approval from the Hamilton County (Tenn.) Board of Education to negotiate for the school system’s transportation servi...

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Managementby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

The Cure for Boring In-Service Sessions

Even the most interesting in-services have critics, and understandably so. Over the years, drivers tire of the “same old stuff.” There are only so man...

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Managementby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

A Silver Lining to the Rising Unemployment Rate

The shortage of school bus drivers is finally abating, helped considerably by the increasing number of people who find themselves jobless in the withe...

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Managementby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

Don’t Get Taken in Online Investing

Whether searching for pupil transportation products or services or researching personal investments, it’s important to have a strategy for finding the...

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Managementby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

Evaluating Your Mentor Program

Find out how effective your new driver training and mentor program is by asking these 14 questions.

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Managementby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

Judgment Call

A principal at an elementary school wants to have a bus driver disciplined for allegedly being rude to a parent during a morning pick-up. The driver d...

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Safetyby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

NTSB Clarifies Stance on Motorcoaches

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has clarified its position on the use of motorcoaches for student travel. In a Dec. 20, 2001, letter t...

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Managementby StaffJanuary 1, 2002

2-Year Prison Term for Driver

The California school bus driver who was convicted of running over and killing 15-year-old Brian Burdett last year has been sentenced to two years in ...

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Managementby StaffDecember 1, 2001

News from the World of Pupil Transportation

’Danger zone’ deaths slip TOPEKA, Kan. — Latest statistics reveal that nine children were killed by their own school bus or by a passing veh...

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Safetyby StaffDecember 1, 2001

How Prepared is Your District?

Ask yourself these questions with regard to your school district’s emergency preparation plan. If the answer to any of these is “no,” there may be som...

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