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Newsby Thomas McMahonJuly 9, 2014

Job fair aims to attract nearly 100 school bus drivers, attendants

More than a dozen Michigan school districts and one school bus contractor are holding their first-ever joint job fair to recruit transportation candidates. The operations promote their positions as offering on-the-job training and certification, flexible hours and benefits.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 28, 2014

Pay raise proposed to help fill school bus driver shortage

At Greenville (S.C.) County Schools, starting school bus driver wages would increase 9.6%, from $11.68 to $12.80 per hour, under a budget proposal for fiscal year 2015. The move would be aimed at helping to attract and retain drivers.

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Newsby StaffAugust 21, 2013

Driver shortage expected to impact bus schedules

At Columbus (Ohio) City Schools, an effort has fallen through to contract for temporary bus drivers to cover routes while permanent drivers complete their training and earn their commercial driver’s license. Officials say that morning elementary school routes may run up to 30 minutes late, and there may be some delays for high school bus passengers in the afternoon.

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Newsby StaffNovember 27, 2012

District official attributes bus driver shortage to student behavior

The transportation director for Colleton (S.C.) County School District blames the shortage, in part, on children’s conduct on the bus, and says that many drivers have been forced to do double runs. The state Department of Education holds a class for people who are interested in becoming a bus driver.

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ArticlesJune 17, 2010

Training around the edges

Even when you can’t afford to pay each employee to sit in a monthly safety meeting, you can look for cracks and crevices in the day where you can insert that safety mantra.

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Articlesby StaffJuly 1, 2008

State directors: FMCSA proposal would worsen driver shortages

WASHINGTON, D.C. — State pupil transportation directors said that a training proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) would...

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ArticlesJune 1, 2008

Innovative Driver Hiring and Retention Methods

Maintaining a full staff of school bus drivers can be a persistent problem in pupil transportation. “We never seem to have a glut of school bus drive...

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ArticlesOctober 1, 2007

Refining our relationships

What keeps certain school bus drivers in their occupation for so long? In light of recent reports of driver shortages across the nation, SCHOOL BUS...

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ArticlesFebruary 1, 2007

It's not just a job

We take great pride in our safety record, as we should. Children are 13 times safer riding in a school bus than traveling to and from school in any other mode, whether that’s walking, bicycling or riding in an automobile.

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ArticlesMarch 1, 2006

On the hiring line

The bus driver shortage tends to be cyclical, like the economy, but varies according to region. Some school districts and contractors have great luck in finding qualified drivers, while others have a much tougher time recruiting good prospects.

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