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School Bus Fleet BlogJanuary 6, 2023

NSTA: NSTA Accelerates Advocacy Efforts and Plans for the New Year

We will keep everyone updated as to the latest information on our efforts and are planning our 2023 NSTA Bus-In to coordinate with the Congressional calendar at the end of April. We are hoping to resume pre-COVID events with a day full of meetings with members and staff to advocate for our industry.

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NewsDecember 9, 2022

NSTA 2023 Midwinter Meeting Registration Now Open

The event aimed at school transportation contractors and industry professionals is scheduled for Jan. 22-24 in the U.S. Grant Hotel in San Diego.

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School Bus Fleet BlogNovember 17, 2022

NSTA: Remaining "Stronger Together" Despite Shared Challenges

These common characteristics inspired me to choose student transportation as my vocation, and the theme of my remarks centered on the fact that industry has been and will continue to be “stronger together." For me, this phrase is not just a catchy slogan, I truly believe it.

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Newsby StaffNovember 15, 2022

Volvo, Pilot to Build Public Heavy-Duty Truck Charging Network

Pilot intends to install charging infrastructure at travel centers across the U.S. The network will be open to all heavy- and medium-duty trucks.

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Newsby Wes PlattOctober 27, 2022

FMCSA Extends School Bus "Under-the-Hood" Waiver Until 2024

The NSTA sought five years but got two. NASDPTS and the NAPT were among organizations that reached out to the FMCSA to oppose the proposal for extending the waiver five years.

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VideosOctober 24, 2022

Type A Scarcity [VIDEO]

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the NSTA's request for USDOT to intervene in the Type A school bus chassis shortage.

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NewsOctober 13, 2022

NSTA Seeks USDOT Help with Bus Chassis Shortage

The association wants chassis manufacturers to set aside units specifically for student transportation services that often rely on Type A buses for special-needs transport.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 14, 2022

NSTA Shares Fall Conference Schedule

The National School Transportation Association (NSTA) hosts a standalone event Nov. 8-10 that includes a “Don’t Talk Politics at Dinner” Dinner right after the midterm elections.

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School Bus Fleet BlogSeptember 6, 2022

NSTA: Taking Tangible Steps to Address School Bus Driver Shortage

Looking ahead, the National School Transportation Association hopes to see more states taking advantage of the "under-the-hood" CDL waiver.

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Newsby Wes PlattAugust 4, 2022

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski and Staffers Killed in Indiana Crash

Walorski, who helped champion the Stop for School Buses Act (STOP Act), was mourned by the National School Transportation Association. NSTA leaders remembered her as compassionate and kind.

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