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The Driver Shortage Playbook

Driver shortages are still a major challenge for student transportation fleets, but the real issue has shifted. It’s no longer just about filling seats quickly. It’s about finding safe, reliable drivers who meet performance expectations and want to stay. The Driver Shortage Playbook covers why traditional recruitment tactics are falling short and how school fleets are adapting with smarter hiring, stronger retention strategies and a greater focus on driver quality.

Graphic for an opinion article on illegal school bus passing. A school bus with its stop arm extended is stopped as children cross the street, while a black SUV drives past. Headline reads, “America’s School Bus Blind Spot.” School Bus Fleet branding appears in the corner.

Articles

America Has a School Bus Passing Problem — and Distraction Is Making It Worse

Products

Pro-Vision Launches AI-Powered 360° Camera System

News

N.Y. & N.J. Coalitions Call for Modernized Transportation for Vulnerable Students

News•by Staff•January 5, 2011

Revised clean air rule still concerns pupil transporters

Among the changes to the California Air Resources Board’s Truck and Bus Regulation is the amount of time that school bus operations have to get their buses to comply with emissions-control technology percentage limits. A member of the state’s School Transportation Coalition discusses with SBF the organization’s problems with the regulation, including its view that it creates an unfunded mandate for school districts.

News•by Staff•January 5, 2011

Durham School Services acquires New Jersey contractor

Durham has begun integrating Vogel Bus Company Inc., which serves 40 customers throughout the state with a fleet of approximately 195 buses. Officials say the acquisition will allow Durham to increase market presence in New Jersey and continue to achieve growth goals.

News•by Staff•January 4, 2011

Loophole in bus passing law targeted

One missing word in Virginia’s regulation on stopping for school buses allowed a motorist to avoid being convicted. A state legislator introduces a bill that would add “at” to fix the law.

News•by Staff•January 4, 2011

Jordan Transportation acquires New Jersey contractor

The company, an operating subsidiary of Student Transportation Inc., completes the acquisition of Kevah Konner Inc. It will provide 100 vehicles and annualized revenues of $4.8 million.

News•by Staff•January 3, 2011

Lawmakers to again consider illegal bus passing law

Nathan’s Law, named after a boy who was killed by a motorist as he was disembarking his school bus, will be re-introduced during the Mississippi Legislature’s 2011 session. The bill got full support from the state Senate last year, but died in a House committee.

News•by Staff•January 3, 2011

Driver pens book to promote positive bus behavior

Per author Charlie Warr’s vision, the book would be sponsored by local businesses, whose ads would be placed inside. Those books would then be provided free to schools that would use them.

News•by Staff•January 3, 2011

DOE official to discuss bullying at special-needs event

In a keynote address at the Transporting Students With Disabilities conference, Assistant Deputy Secretary Kevin Jennings will speak on what the federal government is doing to help school officials, including transporters, cut down on bullying.

Statistics•January 2, 2011

Bus, Chassis and Engine Specifications 2011

Includes such information as bus classifications for each offering from the large and small school bus manufacturers, suspension type for chassis and fuel type for available engines.

Statistics•January 1, 2011

Top 50 Contractor Fleets of 2011

Provides a ranking of the 50 largest school bus companies in North America by fleet size. Additional figures reported include the number of students each company transports and the number of school district contracts each company has.

Statistics•January 1, 2011

Canadian Pupil Transportation Data 2011

Includes a breakdown of stats for Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan. Figures reported include the number of school buses operated in each of these provinces and the number of students transported.

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