
Dennis Rodgers, who worked as a mechanic and occasional driver for a contractor that serves Alton School District #11, reflects on changes he saw throughout his career.
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NAPT's executive director says that we need more information about why people don’t take jobs as school bus drivers when part-time jobs are a transformational, growing trend across other segments of the economy.
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The president of the Florida Association for Pupil Transportation discusses how the state's school bus systems are working to transport students displaced by last year's hurricanes.
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SBF’s Maintenance Survey finds that more than half of respondents have shop staff driving often or even daily. Meanwhile, average starting pay for school bus technicians jumps to $19.70 per hour.
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The legislation in Congress aims to reduce wait times for driver applicants to take a CDL skills test.
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The NSTA president shares insights on NSTA initiatives, the widespread driver shortage, and the recently passed tax reform bill.
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One bill would cut training hours needed for CDL holders and those approved to operate a school bus. Another would allow bus ads.
Read More →The social media platform proves effective for a new Ohio transportation director as he has to quickly fill a driver shortage. Here, he shares what he posted and why he thinks it worked.
Read More →New drivers for Tuscaloosa City Schools will receive a $1,000 signing bonus. The district is also offering bonuses for good attendance and a clean driving record.
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Stories on a cash incentive based on attendance, a principal/substitute bus driver studying for his doctorate, and an accident that hospitalized students and a bus driver drew the most attention on the popular social media platform this year.
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