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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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Podcasts•November 17, 2021

Adventures in Pupil Transportation

School Bus Fleet’s Executive Editor Wes Platt interviews the 2021 School Bus Fleet Administrator of the Year, Wayne Reese about prepping for winter months, advice for starting in transportation, and more in this episode of The Route.

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Podcasts•November 17, 2021

CERTain Concerns, Fines for Training, and a Virtual Hooray

This episode of The Route discusses tax exemption for CERTS grants, how illegally passing buses will result paying for bus safety, and the now virtual NASDPTS.

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Videos•by Wes Platt•November 17, 2021

Adventures in Pupil Transportation

School Bus Fleet’s Executive Editor Wes Platt interviews the 2021 School Bus Fleet Administrator of the Year, Wayne Reese about prepping for winter months, advice for starting in transportation, and more in this episode of The Route.

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News•November 12, 2021

A&S Transportation, Louisiana Charter School Report Good Start

A&S Transportation started serving Warren Easton Charter High School in August, running 17 routes.

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News•November 11, 2021

NAPT Elects Two New Directors

Melody Coniglio will succeed Brad Aemisegger in NAPT's Region 3, while Kimberly Rentner becomes the group's Business Affiliate director. No one ran for President-elect, which means the board must eventually choose from among the regional directors.

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Articles•by Wes Platt•November 10, 2021

Higher Pay No Guarantee Against Driver Shortage

Although pay and other benefits help mitigate the shortage in some districts, others see jobs unfilled elsewhere in the education ecosystem.

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News•November 9, 2021

Alabama School District Adds Telematics Solution

Mobile County School District, the largest in Alabama, partners with Samsara for its fleet of 1,300 vehicles.

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News•by Wes Platt•November 4, 2021

U.S. Reps Seek Tax-Exemption for CERTS Grants

A bipartisan effort by Jim Panetta (D-Calif.) and Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) would make COVID relief grants for private student transportation companies exempt from taxes.

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Articles•Cover Story•by Wes Platt•November 3, 2021

A Farmer Puts His Faith in Pupil Transportation

In a mountain-fringed Utah valley, Wayne Reese has used his administrative skills to guide pupil transportation for two local school districts – and managed to avoid staff layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic. His accomplishments make him School Bus Fleet's Administrator of the Year.

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News•November 3, 2021

RideAlong to Provide Transportation for Chicago Public Schools

School transportation providers RideAlong is experiencing growth as it enters new markets — offering a solution for districts facing school bus shortages — and now comes to the Windy City.

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