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Thomas had covered the pupil transportation industry with School Bus Fleet since 2002. When he's not writing articles about yellow buses, he enjoys running long distances and making a joyful noise with his guitar.
State directors are battling budget shortfalls, but NASDPTS President Charlie Hood says that they remain optimistic. The association’s work with federal agencies and other industry groups targets the betterment of school transportation.
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The school bus industry convened here in Louisville, Ky., for the annual NAPT and NASDPTS conferences. The events were full of fascinating speakers, inspiring awards presentations and entertaining sights and activities. Here's a look at what we SBF editors captured with our cameras.
Read More →Those who have worked at school bus operations for many years have likely seen periods of acute driver shortage. For many school districts, now is not one of those times. As we report in our annual School District Survey ...
Read More →The tragedy took place just blocks from our home. An 86-year-old man in a Buick Le Sabre struck a stopped car, continued through an intersection a...
Read More →Should every state’s governor have a model school bus in his or her office? Dirk Kempthorne thinks it would be a good idea. While he was governor of Idaho ...
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Donald Fowler brings his decades of experience in school bus contracting to the national stage as he becomes president of NSTA. He sees challenges for the industry but is committed to taking them on.
Read More →I gripped the steering wheel of the massive vehicle, checked all of my mirrors, and slowly pulled onto the road, driving as carefully as possible to make sure my precious cargo stayed safe from harm. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a yellow school bus that I was operating this day. ...
Read More →I gripped the steering wheel of the massive vehicle, checked all of my mirrors, and slowly pulled onto the road, driving as carefully as possible to m...
Read More →My son loves buses. And trucks, trains, planes and probably any other massive craft that he’ll encounter. When he hears a siren in the distan...
Read More →I wonder whether my boys will get to a point in their youth when they begin to think the school bus is not cool. Will I need to lecture them on how safe it is, how convenient it is, how it reduces traffic and our own gas consumption? And will they care about any of that? ...
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