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SEARCHA familiar face is stepping into the driver’s seat for School Bus Fleet’s magazine and website. Meet Amanda Huggett and learn what’s next for your go-to student transportation resource.
Amanda Huggett first started at Bobit in 2021 and began the new role at School Bus Fleet on Sept. 6, 2024.
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School Bus Fleet and its parent company Bobit announces an exciting change to its editorial team and welcomes back Amanda Huggett in the role of executive editor.
Huggett is not new to covering student transportation, and if her name sounds familiar, it’s for good reason. She was previously managing editor for Bobit’s fleet group, covering School Bus Fleet, Auto Rental News, Automotive Fleet and others.
She brings a wealth of previous journalism and communications experiences in other industries, serving in roles at newspapers, a casino industry trade magazine, chamber of commerce, and a non-profit cat shelter.
Huggett will be responsible for leading the editorial vision of School Bus Fleet, creating content across multiple platforms, collaborating closely with the fleet, trucking & transportation publisher, account executives, audience development and events teams, staying abreast of school bus industry trends for original reporting, and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, readers and experts.
“With an impressive background in digital, social, and print media, I am so pleased to welcome Amanda Huggett as the new executive editor of School Bus Fleet,” said SBF Publisher George Brennan. “We are excited to have Amanda at the wheel of our content bus, driving the ever-evolving vision and content strategy of this rapidly expanding media and event brand. Having previously worked for Bobit and School Bus Fleet, Amanda’s passion and enthusiasm for rejoining the pupil transportation market is palpable. I am confident that the industry will embrace Amanda’s professional, approachable, and compassionate style of editorial leadership as she begins her ‘new route’ with School Bus Fleet.”
“I am so excited to be back at Bobit and covering the pupil transportation industry again,” Huggett said. “This is a familiar and a very beloved space for me, where I learned the ropes from former editors Nicole Schlosser and Wes Platt. As I settle into this role, I am soaking up every bit of knowledge that I can, looking to your experiences and perspectives to shape the content that we deliver every day. I promise to honor the rich history that SBF boasts and to build on it, and I can’t wait to meet more of you to learn what gets you up in the morning and what keeps you up at night.”
Huggett encourages readers and industry professionals to reach out to her anytime to talk shop, share insight and feedback, or offer a suggestion. She can be reached at amanda.huggett@bobit.com.
Check out some of Huggett’s past articles for SBF, including these favorites:
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The alternative transportation company expands its services to traditional yellow buses with the launch of a new division focused on helping school districts optimize their routes.
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Roberts, 35, serves as the lead IT application engineer for vehicle electrification at First Student, where he helps shape scalable, real-world EV infrastructure to support student transportation.
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Swazer, 29, serves as director of transportation at Puyallup School District, where he champions student wellbeing and inspires the next generation of industry leaders.
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Dubas, 38, serves as sales manager and safety advocate at IMMI, where she advances school bus occupant protection through industry education, OEM collaboration, and proactive safety policy efforts.
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Kramlick, 30, runs operations for TransPar in Hawaii, where he also showed dedication while helping Maui recover from the recent wildfires.
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Moore, 32, grew up around the school bus, leading him to the classroom and eventually inspiring high-performing teams while bringing operations in house (twice).
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Baran, 38, serves as transportation supervisor at Odyssey Charter School in Delaware, where he leads daily operations with a focus on safety and professional growth.
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Maybee, 36, leads transportation operations for Denver Public Schools, where he is advancing equity, efficiency, and cross-department collaboration to improve student access.
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Higgins, 38, serves as director of industry engagement at TAT (Truckers Against Trafficking), where she equips school transportation professionals with the tools to recognize and report human trafficking.
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