The school bus driver shortage remains a serious concern even as we start to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us.
Read More →Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - including the electric bus collaboration between the National Association for Pupil Transportation, the School Superintendents Association, and the Association of School Business Officials International.
Read More →The National School Transportation Association urges school bus operators to take advantage of the FMCSA's temporary waiver of the "under-the-hood" component of the CDL test.
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Beginning Feb. 7, obtaining a CDL will become more detailed, and will likely take more time. Here’s what you need to know.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul wants qualified third parties to offer road tests for commercial driver licenses to put new school bus drivers on the road faster.
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It comes as good news for industry leaders who have wanted a commercial driver's license that better reflects a school bus driver's responsibilities.
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The waiver from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), effective Jan. 3, currently expires on March 31.
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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule closing a loophole in the federal drug and alcohol testing program.
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New entry-level driver training requirements go into effect on Feb. 7, 2022. Motor carriers that provide CDL training need to prepare now.
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"The Route" starts its journey with an episode that recaps some of the top pupil transportation news in recent weeks.
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