Winning entries in the 18th edition of School Bus Fleet’s Photo Contest captures weather and wildlife – along with the familiar yellow school bus. These shots were selected from 74 total entries by SBF staff.

Student transportation leaders in North Carolina's Wake County distributed Bojangle's biscuits and goody bags to school bus drivers at East Cary Middle School in celebration of Love the Bus month.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro (N.C.) City Schools took time to recognize drivers with photos and Facebook posts. We share just a handful of those drivers here.

The school district transformed two of its old school buses into classrooms that can be taken to schools and used by teachers.

Mr. Grinch grabbed the wheel of a Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2 in the Bel Air, Md., holiday parade. He represented Nelson Bus Company, Nelson Training Center, and Harford County Public Schools.

On Nov. 17 and 18, the Iowa Pupil Transportation Association sent representatives to the Iowa Association of School Boards Convention and Tradeshow.

Markie Bibb, who drives for the Fort Zumwalt (Mo.) School District, displays a sign in memory of Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz. Schmitz, a Marine with the 1st Division, was among those killed in a terror attack outside the Kabul airport in August. He was a 2019 graduate of Fort Zumwalt South High School.

Winning entries in the 17th edition of School Bus Fleet’s Photo Contest reflect striking landscapes and the big yellow bus in nearly all seasons. These shots were selected from 66 total entries by SBF staff.

Spirits are high among students, school district staff, and drivers, as these photos capture special moments ranging from parades to sunrises and rainbows, to fun bus decorations, awards, unveilings, and donations.

Appreciation for pupil transporters abounded nationwide during Love the Bus month, with sweet treats, masks and hand sanitizer, certificates, and profiles detailing the extra contributions of some drivers during the pandemic.

Operations nationwide get creative this season amid pandemic restrictions, with decorated buses and trees, virtual student participation in a parade, and story time with "Santa."
