Safety

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

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Pro-Vision Launches AI-Powered 360° Camera System

News

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

News•by Staff•April 1, 2010

School bus passing bill fails

“Nathan’s Law” would have increased penalties for stop-arm running in Mississippi. The bill was name for a 5-year-old who was killed by a passing motorist after getting off his bus in December. His parents say they’ll keep pushing for the change.

Articles•March 30, 2010

Hiring the best players

Structured interviews will reduce the incidence of unsafe behaviors and make the kids safer. In today's economy, you can be more selective about whom you hire.

News•by Staff•March 30, 2010

NASDPTS: <i>Parade</i> article on school buses ‘may mislead parents’

The state directors association cites numerous concerns with the magazine’s brief article. One is the title: “Are School Buses Unsafe?” The piece also failed to distinguish between lap belts and lap-shoulder belts.

News•by Staff•March 30, 2010

Pennsylvania DOT to expand access to driving records

School districts will receive the entire driving history of school bus driver applicants at no cost, and contractors will have the option of paying $5 per record or an annual fee of $200 for unlimited access. The policy change comes after a school bus driver with a spotty driving history was involved in a fatal crash last month.

Articles•March 26, 2010

Verbal Indicators of Violence

An increase in pitch while speaking, repetition and inappropriate humor are several signs of impending dangerous behavior. Stepping in when they are heard can help to prevent students from harming others.

News•by Staff•March 26, 2010

Contractors give varying outlooks on healthcare bill

Some executives at school bus companies see increased costs that they will have to pass on to the school districts they serve. Others are hoping that the price of buying healthcare will go down.

News•by Staff•March 25, 2010

Deer flies through school bus windshield

The animal is struck by the bus and ends up on board. Two students are taken to the hospital with minor injuries in the bizarre accident.

News•by Staff•March 25, 2010

Funding will help New Mexico maintain bus routes

The state will receive $561,000 from the Indian School Bus Route program to improve roads that serve as school bus routes in this part of the Navajo Nation. The program expired last year, but a U.S. senator drafted legislation that would renew it and provide $12 million for counties in Navajo Nation over the next six years.

News•by Staff•March 23, 2010

Free training set offered after spike in danger zone deaths

To bring down the number of accidents with children around school buses, four organizations team up to provide the safety training program at no charge to school districts nationwide.

News•by Staff•March 22, 2010

Bill would aid in funding bus refurbishments

New legislation would allow Georgia school districts to refurbish existing units using state funding for purchasing new buses. Renovations would have to be completed by a school bus manufacturer or dealer.

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