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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 26, 2021

New School Bus Driver-Founded Company Offers Training to Expedite Licensing

Indiana-based Student Transport aims to reduce the timeline to prepare new drivers for the CDL test to acquire their Class B License to two or three weeks.

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School Bus Fleet BlogMay 13, 2021

Op-Ed: VOCE to Challenge Sexism in Student Transportation

The co-founder of a group seeking to empower women in the workplace notes that changing a culture of sexism in the industry will take asking the right questions, sharing experiences, and working together for change.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserMay 12, 2021

6 Tips to Empower Women in Pupil Transportation: Leaders Share Advice

Mentors, industry involvement, opportunities for growth, and creating an encouraging environment that helps cultivate confidence are key to female employees’ advancement, experts say.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 7, 2021

South Carolina School Bus Driver, Students Safe After Hijacking

A man with a rifle allegedly forces his way onto a bus at a bus stop, orders the driver to drive the bus, then kicks him and the 18 students off and drives the bus before abandoning it. The driver is credited for de-escalating the situation.

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NewsMay 4, 2021

First Student Rolls Out Driver Performance Measurement Program

The school bus company is now using DriverScore, a tablet-based mobile application that measures its drivers’ performance, at all its locations. The application assesses hard braking, rapid acceleration, speeding, and idling.

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School Bus Fleet BlogApril 12, 2021

Stopping Trafficking: How School Bus Drivers Can Help Save a Child

A survivor who works to eradicate trafficking shares her experience and recalls the bus driver who cared about her but didn’t know that she was in danger. She details warning signs drivers can look for.

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NewsDecember 17, 2020

Top 5 Most-Viewed Feature Stories of 2020

Feature articles that drew the most traffic on the School Bus Fleet website in 2020 included coverage of new onboard safety practices amid COVID-19 and strategies for training and staff management.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserNovember 30, 2020

5 Questions: Renee Boydo on Safety Leadership, Developing Training

Boydo, the training program manager for First Student, discusses developing a new training program for the school bus company, which includes procedures for its van service, and rolling out new procedures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserNovember 13, 2020

NTSB Vice Chair Shares 7 Key Safety Takeaways in NAPT Webinar

Bruce Landsberg discusses recurring as well as new safety issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the agency’s recommendations.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson November 6, 2020

Fla. Driver Honored for Saving Student Choking While on School Bus

Tanya Rivenburg, a four-year bus driver for Levy County School District, performs CPR on the student who was choking on a piece of candy.

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