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The average hourly starting pay for school bus maintenance works is up more than $1 compared to last year, but more than half of student transportation operations surveyed indicated that their technicians are expected to cover bus routes often or daily due to driver shortages.
Read More →Nick Vallone, president of the New York School Bus Contractors Association, urged a joint committee on elementary and secondary education to consider proposals to make electric school buses more affordable and to attract bus drivers.
Read More →While NSTA remained grateful for the significant subsidy that the (Clean School Bus) program provided, the organization identified two areas of concern that could affect the long-term future of the program.
Read More →In a day and age where an education can prove transformative for youth in vulnerable environments, finding solutions to transport them is crucial.
Read More →The Center for Transportation and the Environment partnered with the World Resource Institute’s Electric School Bus Initiative to prepare technical plans for three school districts. Although needs varied, they found some common lessons.
Read More →The bus, donated by Durham School Services, was part of the company's Partners Beyond the Bus program and helps to further the transportation provider's transition to alternative fuel-powered and zero-emission school buses.
Read More →School transportation professionals benefit from training to make the most efficient use of equipment aboard their buses.
Read More →The National School Transportation Association held its first in-person conference of 2023 with the Midwinter Meeting in San Diego. The event included a celebration of volunteers, panel discussions, and informative presentations.
Read More →After a hiatus triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, School Bus Fleet looks forward to new opportunities to learn, network, and find solutions to student transportation challenges at SBFX.
Read More →Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the latest SBF special-needs transportation survey.
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