Take a look at the roundtable discussions, presentations, and other networking activities — including a friendly flying competition — at the 2018 edition of SBX.
PHOTOS: Highlights From School Bus eXchange 2018
Greg Jackson of Jefferson County (Colo.) Public Schools discusses driver retention efforts during the 2018 School Bus eXchange (SBX), held in Scottsdale, Arizona, from April 16 to 18.
Rusty Mitchell (left) of Blue Bird, Randy Ray of IC Bus, and Jim Crowcroft of Thomas Built Buses talk about alternative fuels during an SBX roundtable.
Mike Martin (right), executive director of the National Association for Pupil Transportation, leads a discussion of school bus driver shortage.
SBX attendees discuss challenges with student behavior on the bus during a roundtable session.
SBX attendees discuss challenges with student behavior on the bus during a roundtable session.
Attendees listen to a group presentation during SBX.
Maureen Heath of Southwestern Ontario Student Transportation Services in Canada talks with representatives of OnCommand Connection in a one-on-one meeting.
Kevin Schentag (left) and Chris Akiyama of Seon/Safe Fleet talk with a school bus operator in a one-on-one meeting.
During an SBX lunch, school bus operators and suppliers make paper airplanes for an evening activity.
For an SBX evening activity, school bus operators and suppliers take part in a friendly competition to see whose paper airplane would fly the farthest.
The 2018 edition of SBX took place at the charming Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch.
Linda Bluth of the Maryland State Department of Education gave a keynote presentation on school reform and led a session on student behavior.
School bus operators listen to a group presentation by Jay Taylor (right) and Matthew Clapp (second from right) of Kidde Technologies.
James Blue, general manager of School Bus Fleet, addresses attendees during SBX.
More than 30 public and private school bus operators and 25 supplier companies participated in the 2018 SBX, produced by NAPT and SBF.