Join us in an open-ended conversation about children and school buses – and the people who bring them together.
Although COVID-19 was unforeseen, we have seen bus sales drop even further — although more gradually — during the Great Recession and recovery, and they bounced back.
The National School Transportation Association has petitioned for school bus drivers to be made a high priority for phased allocation of COVID-19 vaccines. The association's president stresses that without a healthy and plentiful workforce of drivers, more children may be forced into less safe ways to get to school.
Regardless of your location, it is important to perform periodic seasonal maintenance. When doing so, consider the operation of specific systems rather than individual components.
A Pennsylvania-based driver supervisor points out how, although the COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a harsh blow to school bus companies and the industry in general, contract negotiations have been a growing challenge for years, as has a lack of support and respect for drivers.
The Center for Transportation and the Environment discusses the positive impact that the alt-fuel vehicles can have in reducing air pollution and its work with school districts nationwide to increase electric school bus use.
Virtual events are expanding access to information and a greater variety of perspectives. Also, the intense focus on safety measures could lead to more attention being paid to driver wellness.
The National School Transportation Association's president emphasizes the importance of in-person instruction and urges pupil transporters to remind parents that the yellow bus continues to be the safest form of transportation for students.
A special-needs student in South Carolina advocates for his school to add a propane school bus to its fleet. He ends up getting a “green” bus all his own.
Asking and seeking answers to the right questions can help nail down some steps to take to plan even as the pandemic and its impact on school start remains uncertain in so many parts of the U.S.
We are poised for the complete return to classroom learning, and ready to do what we do best: transport students safely and efficiently, each day, every day.
The director of autogas business development for the Propane Education and Research Council notes that with the lowest total cost of ownership of any fuel, propane buses provide districts with cost savings that can ease budget strains caused by coronavirus.
All the media coverage of when and how schools nationwide will reopen, what classrooms will look like, and the risks to teachers is vital. Still, the safety and well-being of the people taking kids to and from school should receive more attention.
The STARTS Task Force report does not mandate one direct pathway to get students back to school safely. It provides a process to make sure that all the relevant decisions are considered and addressed.
Due to COVID-19 and the inability to social distance members in its traditional platform, the Transportation Administrators of Arizona recently held its first ever virtual conference.
Although COVID-19 cases in several states have risen significantly, causing a pullback on the reopening of recreational venues like restaurants and bars, schools fulfill an essential need, and access to education cannot be put aside.
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