Summit School Services awarded customized safety jackets and lapel pins to team members across its operating brands — Durham School Services, Stock Transportation and Petermann Bus — as part of its Safety Award Program.

For the 2025 program, 5,552 drivers and monitors received either a safety jacket or pin, a 26% increase from the previous year. Team members qualified by maintaining zero accidents and injuries while working at least 500 hours during the past three years.

Newly qualified employees received safety jackets, while returning recipients who continued to meet the program requirements received lapel pins.

Annual Safety Recognition Program

“Safety is a value grounded in every aspect of our company and operations, and we are proud to have team members who keep that top of mind every day while transporting students,” said Ross Dahlstrom, chief operating officer of Summit School Services. “The jackets and pins symbolize our team’s focus on safety, and we hope recipients wear them with pride.”

Dahlstrom added that the company values employees who understand the importance of safe, dependable transportation for students and families.

The Safety Award Program has been implemented annually for the past three years to recognize drivers and monitors for their commitment to safe transportation service in their communities.