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Find strategies for running an effective school transportation operation, from leadership and workforce challenges to routing, budgeting, procurement, and fleet planning. This channel also covers the people and business developments shaping the industry.

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News•by Wes Platt•May 17, 2022

Blue Bird Lays Off More Than 100 Workers in Georgia

Company officials say supply chain disruptions, which they've also given as a cause for recent price increases, motivated the reduction of the workforce in Fort Valley.

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Videos•May 16, 2022

Grow and Diversify

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - this week including competition between First Student and Zum in Seattle, as well as Blue Bird's move into commercial delivery vehicles.

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News•by News/Media Release•May 10, 2022

HopSkipDrive Expands to Philadelphia

Founded in 2014, the company now operates in 20 markets across 10 states and in Washington, D.C.

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News•by Wes Platt•May 10, 2022

Providers Spar Over Seattle School Transportation Deal

Seattle Public Schools is prepared to award First Student with a continued contract in Washington, but alternative provider Zum has lodged a protest about the bidding process.

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Videos•by Wes Platt•May 9, 2022

Buckle Up?

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - this week including a New Mexico legislator's repeated call for seat belts on school buses.

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News•May 4, 2022

Lion Electric Announces First Quarter 2022 Results

Among the results, a 164% increase in revenue, and nearly $35 million spent toward the new Joliet (Illinois) electric school bus facility.

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News•by News/Media Release•May 2, 2022

First Student Set to Acquire Total Transportation Corp.

TTC, founded in 1979, provides transportation to more than 100,000 students in the metropolitan New York City area.

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News•by Wes Platt•April 26, 2022

New York Advocacy Group Seeks Better Data and Centralized Responsibility

A briefing report from New York Appleseed makes a few recommendations for improving transportation equity among public school students in New York City's boroughs.

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Videos•April 25, 2022

Stop and Go Again

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - including word that the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services is resuming its annual illegal-passing survey across the country.

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Videos•by Wes Platt•April 21, 2022

Meeting Minds

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - including U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona's visit with school bus workers in Maine.

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