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Wes Platt
Former Executive Editor
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Former Executive Editor
[Archives] Join us in an open-ended conversation about children and school buses – and the people who bring them together from SBF's editorial team and guest authors.
The industry will have to go through a period of adjustment and become innovative in ways we have not previously utilized. For example, we have seen an increase in wages and benefits, but wages and benefits only provide a partial solution to this comprehensive problem.
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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.
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What should you look for when considering radio-frequency identification devices for your school bus fleet?
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Vehicle-to-grid technology can help reduce costs by charging fleets when electricity rates are low and managing the precise charge rate to make sure bus batteries are not negatively impacted.
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A fresh start commences for SBF's new executive editor in a rather challenging time.
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From dealing with an ongoing driver shortage to ever-changing health and safety protocols, pupil transporters are charging ahead and using those experiences as fuel for planning a successful 2021-22 school year.
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