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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 21, 2020

Update: Relief Package May Replenish Small Business Administration Loan Program Funds

The Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program ran out of money on Thursday. A relief package that could provide billions for each program may soon pass in the Senate.

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2020

IC Bus Offers Deferred Payment Option, Free Diagnostics Platform Access

IC Bus Cares lets customers defer payments on some purchases for six months and access its diagnostic software for free in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 20, 2020

New N.J. Law to Help School Bus Contractors Get Paid During COVID-19

Gov. Phil Murphy signed A3904 into law. It obligates school districts and other educational entities to pay for contracted services that they would have received if schools had been open during a school closure of more than three days.

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2020

Transfinder Offers Free Test Drive of School Bus Routing Solution

The routing software developer is letting clients and other school districts try for free Routefinder PLUS, its new browser-based solution, which is designed to help build and edit routes remotely.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2020

Webinar to Address Best Practices for Returning to Service Post-COVID

Industry experts will discuss in this webinar, taking place on April 22, ways to optimize time during school closures to get ahead on back-burner responsibilities that will still demand attention once schools reopen.

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Newsby StaffApril 15, 2020

District Installs Oven Inside School Bus to Keep Meals Hot

The Redding (Calif.) School District places the warming oven inside the bus it is using to deliver meals to students who are picking them up at their bus stops. Traveling the route and delivering to all 10 stops takes two-and-a-half hours.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 13, 2020

NAPT, Transfinder Webinar Series on Navigating COVID-19 Continues

The next webinar in the series, “Best Practices: COVID-19 - Navigating Uncharted Territory,” will take place on April 14 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern time. The National State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services and the National School Transportation Association will co-present.

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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2020

HopSkipDrive Expands Services to Increase Support During COVID-19 Pandemic

The child ridesharing company is now delivering meals and school materials, transporting seniors, and has developed a ride donation program.

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NewsApril 10, 2020

CARES Act Analysis: 17 Takeaways for Applicants

Bobit Business Media's webinar, "Navigating the CARES Act for Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses With Fleets," shared how businesses with commercial, corporate, and rental fleets can access and apply funds made available by the new law.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 10, 2020

NSTA Cancels Summer Conference, Safety Competition

The National School Transportation Association will not host the 2020 NSTA Annual Meeting and Convention and the School Bus Driver International Safety Competition, which were to be held from July 18 to 22 in Niagara Falls, N.Y., due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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