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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The National School Transportation Association flash webinar explored what makes the anti-pollution devices attractive to thieves and what bus yard operators can do to protect against - or at least slow down - the criminals.
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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.
Read More →Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the election of bus driver Vincent J. "Jim" Troiola as national commander of the American Legion.
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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.
Read More →It’s hard to believe I’ve already been at the wheel of School Bus Fleet for a year. A lot of the job has been drinking from the firehose of information – the alphabet soup of associations, the different types of buses, the varieties of equipment, the manufacturers, the rules and regulations. I’ve taken in a lot, but there’s so much more to absorb and process.
Read More →Looking ahead, the National School Transportation Association hopes to see more states taking advantage of the "under-the-hood" CDL waiver.
Read More →Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, talks with Curt Macysyn, executive director of the National School Transportation Association, about the recent annual meeting and issues related to contractor fleets.
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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.
Read More →Disruptive behavior, sometimes caused by these summer breaks, is on the rise and can prove particularly challenging during the first six weeks of the school year, Brooke Garcia said. In those instances, “the driver needs to the thermostat in the bus, rather than the thermometer.”
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