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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•January 11, 2022

New Push-To-Talk Two-Way Radio Program For School Bus Fleets

School-Radio can reach virtually anywhere service is needed, utilizing cellular infrastructure. It comes at a fixed budget point, which includes the device, service and maintenance cost.

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Videos•by Wes Platt•January 10, 2022

Under the Hood, Off the Table

Wes Platt explains the Chicago bus funding quandary, the electrified empire state, and a temporary waiver for some CDL test elements in this episode of The Route.

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News•by Wes Platt•January 5, 2022

Pupil Transportation Associations Welcome CDL Waiver

It comes as good news for industry leaders who have wanted a commercial driver's license that better reflects a school bus driver's responsibilities.

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News•January 4, 2022

Temporary Federal Waiver Announced for School Bus Driver Applicants

The waiver from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), effective Jan. 3, currently expires on March 31.

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News•by Wes Platt•January 4, 2022

Chicago Public Schools Paid $28.5M to Bus Companies, Workers Laid Off Anyway

The inspector general for Chicago (Ill.) Public Schools issued a report detailing the district’s failure to put conditions on funds paid to contractors early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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News•January 4, 2022

Florida County Launches Free Transit Pilot for Student Riders

The program, My Ride 2 School, provides free rides for middle and high school students in the Jacksonville area.

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News•December 29, 2021

Verra Mobility Announces New Board Chairman

Patrick Byrne succeeds Jacob Kotzubei after serving on the company's audit and compensation committees.

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Articles•by Cindy Brauer•December 29, 2021

10 Options for More Efficient School Bus Routing

The wide array of available transportation logistics software can become a school district’s ultimate route-scheduling tool to manipulate, update and manage route-planning, optimization, exceptions, bus and student tracking.

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News•December 28, 2021

SBF Wrapped: 5 Most-Viewed Feature Articles in 2021

Fleet electrification, COVID cleaning and safety protocols, and readiness for new federal infrastructure funding got a lot of attention from School Bus Fleet readers in 2021.

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News•December 27, 2021

SBF Wrapped: 5 Most-Viewed Blog Posts of 2021

The most popular blog posts among School Bus Fleet readers in 2021 covered topics such as fleet electrification, bus driver compensation, and cleaning in the age of COVID.

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