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Wes Platt

Wes Platt

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.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonJanuary 30, 2018

Is the School Bus Warning Light System Clear Enough?

A petitioner asked NHTSA to make changes to the way warning lights are displayed when school buses are stopping to load or unload passengers.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Tim WagnerJanuary 22, 2018

Transportation Director Finds School Bus Driver Shortage Solution in Facebook

The social media platform proves effective for a new Ohio transportation director as he has to quickly fill a driver shortage. Here, he shares what he posted and why he thinks it worked.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonJanuary 12, 2018

Running the Numbers, in Air Quality and School Buses

Wildfire smoke spurred me to start checking an air quality index. The data-driven experience brought to mind how, more than ever, numbers are readily available to track pupil transportation performance.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Nicole SchlosserDecember 18, 2017

School Transportation Professionals Make the Holidays Special

This time of year, there are so many examples of pupil transporters giving time and other resources to help students and families in need.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonDecember 11, 2017

School Bus Driver Shares the Funniest Thing Heard on Her Bus

When it comes to amusing anecdotes, the standout from Lynn Maw’s bus was an encounter with a kindergartner. As kids often do, this young passenger disregarded political correctness.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Thomas McMahonDecember 1, 2017

The School Bus Serves as Source of Inspiration for Poetry

Pupil transportation consultant — and former English teacher — George Horne has penned numerous poems about the yellow bus world and the people who inhabit it.

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