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Bus driver safety training modules will be offered at no cost to more than 1,500 school districts insured or reinsured by United Educators Insurance, under a new partnership between the firm and the School Bus Safety Co.
Read More →Patrick Willi, named director of School Training Solutions after Mike Kelley's retirement, says that rampant budget cuts are leading to online training becoming more prevalent in the pupil transportation industry.
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Use local resources within your special-education department to train drivers and attendants in managing student behavior during the bus ride.
Read More →Officials with EcoCargo Training say their approach teaches drivers how to cut their fuel costs without increasing drive time. The method has reportedly been taught for more than a decade in Europe and South America, and now school and transit bus drivers in the U.S. are taking part in a pilot program.
Read More →Bluth, who just finished her term as president of the National Association for Pupil Transportation, is now available to train drivers and trainers on School Bus Safety Co.’s courses.
Read More →With owner Peggy Burns moving soon, the company is offering a 25-percent discount on all video training programs until Nov. 16.
Read More →The association provides steps for state directors to take in educating school bus operations about the risks of pedal misapplication, which has been cited as a factor in several bus crashes in recent years.
Read More →The Cyr Foundation for Excellence in School Transportation launches a new educational program aimed at providing useful information for school bus drivers. The program includes a monthly newsletter and a 15-minute training video six times over the school year. The first issue of "In the Drivers' Seat" was sent to 60 districts across the state on Monday.
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Reminding school bus drivers to check for sleeping students and reviewing the danger zone are among the safety practices in a list distributed by the state DOE’s Office of School Transportation.
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A year ago, Jeff Walker became transportation director at Litchfield Elementary School District #79 in Phoenix. The department has since cut costs, reduced the number of student disciplinary incidents on its buses and improved its safety record.
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