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From dealing with an ongoing driver shortage to ever-changing health and safety protocols, pupil transporters are charging ahead and using those experiences as fuel for planning a successful 2021-22 school year.
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Implementing new routing and software solutions, offering hiring incentives, and contracting out transportation services are just some of the ways districts are working to recruit and retain drivers.
Read More →The Pennsylvania School Bus Association’s "You Behind the Wheel" campaign seeks to raise public awareness about the ongoing driver shortage and provide resources to recruit new drivers.
Read More →The 2020-21 school year underwent constant shifts and challenges courtesy of COVID-19. Although surveys reflect worsening driver shortage, respondents also said CARES Act funds have helped them hang on.
Read More →Almost half of respondents described their shortage as “severe” or “desperate.” About one-third said they are receiving federal funds to help with pandemic-related safety measures and retain drivers.
Read More →The National School Transportation Association supports states that end enhanced unemployment benefits and a proposed bill to redirect the benefits to signing bonuses for new hires to incentivize employment.
Read More →Momentum is growing to return to full operation. For pupil transporters, that means addressing potentially greater driver shortage, factoring in the added responsibilities of sanitizing the buses — possibly as a permanent practice — and returning to managing more staff members in person.
Read More →Child ridesharing company HopSkipDrive’s recent survey of pupil transporters and education professionals shows that COVID-19 is worsening driver shortage. Other pain points include school bus utilization and funding constraints.
Read More →Based on responses from pupil transporters in the U.S, the report details how COVID-19 affected school transportation operations, an exacerbated bus driver shortage, and predictions for the 2021-22 school year.
Read More →As more schools return to full in-person instruction, shortages may be exacerbated. Close relationships with neighboring districts, advance planning, and using routing software and combining stops by increasing walking distance can help.
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