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Newsby Wes PlattJune 28, 2022

Legislators Seek ACA Loophole Closure for School Bus Drivers, Other Support Staff

Sen. Edward J. Markey and Rep. Donald Norcross asked U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to eliminate a loophole that keeps some contracted school bus drivers and other support staff ineligible for benefits under the Affordable Care Act.

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Articlesby Christy GrimesJune 27, 2022

Contractor Roundtable: After-School Transportation and Driver Shortages

This conversation, featured in the June/July issue of School Bus Fleet, brings together representatives from Cook-Illinois Corporation, National Express LLC, Zum, and HopSkipDrive.

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Newsby Wes PlattJune 21, 2022

Illinois Politicians Seek Eligibility Expansion for Clean School Bus Program

In a letter addressed to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, legislators want changes to eligibility and prioritization criteria to avoid keeping some districts locked out of the federal program.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 17, 2022

New Jersey Tech Trade Students Receive National Express Bus

The student transportation company donated a school bus from its Philadelphia Parts Reclamation Center (PRC) to provide hands-on maintenance training for students at Pennco Tech.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 17, 2022

STA/STC Heralds Canadian Expansion

Student Transportation of America/Student Transportation of Canada has acquired Pacific Western Transportation, which is Canada's largest privately-owned transportation company.

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School Bus Fleet BlogJune 13, 2022

NSTA: Bus-In Back on the Road and In-Person

The past two years have been anything but normal, and that required us to cancel our Bus‐In events for both 2020 and 2021. These cancellations did not mean that the association’s advocacy efforts shut down for the better part of two years.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 2, 2022

Iowa School District Hires First Student for Transportation

The company was awarded a 5-year contract to provide student transportation to Ankeny Community School District, starting in August 2022.

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Videosby Wes PlattMay 30, 2022

Looking for Normal

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, previews the upcoming Contractors Issue, including Contractor of the Year Jacob Iverson of Harlow's Bus Service and the Top Contractor Fleets

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 27, 2022

First Student Expands in Canada with Quebec Acquisition

The student transportation provider has agreed to purchase Intercar's 114-bus operation in Quebec City.

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Articlesby Wes PlattMay 25, 2022

Jacob Iverson Adjusts to Meet Challenges in Pupil Transportation

With decades of experience in the industry, the senior vice president of Harlow’s Bus Service in North Dakota earns recognition as our 2022 School Bus Fleet Contractor of the Year.

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