Previously, Wes worked as a journalist for The St. Petersburg Times (now Tampa Bay Times) and Durham Herald-Sun, covering diverse beats ranging from crime and courts to K-12 education. He’s a Florida native transplanted to North Carolina, and a graduate of the University of South Florida (B.A. mass communications).
Legislators kept wages stable, with the unintended consequence that, as we struggle to emerge from a pandemic, bus drivers find themselves weighing their commitment to serving school districts against better pay and benefits working for other transportation outfits, such as Amazon.
Hear about National School Bus Safety Week, EPA rebate opportunities, new stop-arm legislation, and more in this episode of The Route by School Bus Fleet.
The vice president of sales and marketing expects electric vehicle transitions to accelerate in response to concerns about climate change.
The vice president of sales, service, and marketing looks forward to more safety features in school bus software, not just in the mechanical components.
The vice president and general manager thinks federal funding will put electric school buses in easier reach of school districts.
The vice president and general manager expects his company to balance increased demand against supply chain disruptions.
The vice president of marketing and communications wants to ensure that school districts consider the entire EV ecosystem, from buses to charging stations.
Chris Dowdy, superintendent of the Valley Mills (Texas) Independent School District, ran bus routes himself when he was short-staffed due to ill drivers.
Despite growth in most other aspects of elementary and secondary schools throughout the United States, pupil transportation seems to take a spending hit during the COVID-19 pandemic year.
Learn about the origins of the nationwide driver shortage, and how we should address it in this episode of The Route by School Bus Fleet.
State representatives Thad Altman (R-Indian Harbour Beach) and Emily Slosberg (D-Boca Raton) put forward House Bill 179, which authorizes school districts to install cameras on school-bus stop arms to capture whether cars stop on approach.
AMPLY Power CEO Vic Shao shares his thoughts about the future of fleet-charging infrastructure and how he aims to help school districts work their way toward electrification.
Despite a dire forecast last week from the state's student transportation association, Connecticut schools seemed largely unfazed Monday by worries about a bus driver walkout.
Jean Cronin, vice president of the Connecticut School Transportation Association, wrote a letter warning of "a major catastrophe looming" as school bus drivers face a Sept. 27 vaccination compliance deadline.
Listen to SBF Executive Editor, Wes Platt, discuss the potential of waiving CDL requirements for drivers, NASDPTS cancelling their in-person event, as well as a group of MO students who saved their driver in this episode of The Route.
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