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NewsSeptember 2, 2022

First Student Takes Over Some Seattle Routes to Fill Service Gaps

The 78 Seattle Public Schools bus routes had been awarded to alternative transportation provider Zum.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseAugust 5, 2022

EverDriven Aims to Meet Surge in Alternative Transportation Demand

The company announced a series of advancements meant to address growing demand for making more options available for student mobility.

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NewsDecember 9, 2021

Zum Unveils New Safety Features for 2022

The company, which offers alternative student transportation, will introduce digitized daily safety checks, student information system integrations, and digital tags.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserAugust 5, 2020

NASDPTS Postpones 2020 Conference Due to COVID-19

The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services conference has been pushed back to November 2021. The association may host an alternative virtual conference later this year.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserApril 2, 2020

Alternative Pupil Transportation Provider Delivers Meals Curbside to Special-Needs Students

Hickman Mills C-1 School District in Kansas City, Mo., partners with ALC Schools to ensure that students who are unable to get to a bus stop receive meals during school closures spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 18, 2020

Former Alt-Fuel School Bus Sales Manager Joins Electric Vehicle Company

Mark Riccio, the former alternative fuels manager for Blue Bird, is the new vice president of sales at Highland Electric Transportation Inc.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2020

Alternative Pupil Transportation Provider Marks Milestones

ALC Schools completed more than 1.75 million student passenger trips in 2019 and is marking the one-year anniversary of its dispatch and operations center in Raleigh, N.C.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserNovember 21, 2019

Missouri Council Awards STA $20K Rebate for Propane School Buses

The Missouri Propane Education and Research Council’s rebate to Student Transportation of America is for its purchase of 10 of the alternative-fuel buses. The council has committed $1 million to help school districts in the state transition from diesel to propane buses.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserAugust 27, 2019

Education Firm Releases Three New School Transportation Reports

Bellwether Education Partners’ reports address issues that are shaping student transportation: school choice, greener alternatives, and safety issues associated with various modes of transportation taken to and from school.

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Articlesby Thomas McMahonMay 16, 2018

SBX Attendees Share Solutions for Driver Shortage, Student Discipline

The cost factors of alternative fuels and the transportation impact of school reform are also key topics at the 2018 edition of the event.

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