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What Will 2021 Bring? School Transportation Leaders Weigh In

Student transportation professionals anticipate more virtual interaction, drivers continuing to keep even cleaner buses, and staff applying their well-honed problem-solving skills.

FMCSA Strengthens Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, Removes Some Exemption Requirements

The agency bolsters return-to-duty and removes exemption requirements for drivers with diabetes and some types of vision impairment. Meanwhile, it introduces a medication information form and clarifies sleep apnea testing requirements.

Transportation Security Administration Optimizes Info Sharing

Agency representatives detail efforts to enhance information sharing with new subcommittees and outline resources for pupil transporters.

Despite Upheaval, Leaders See Silver Linings

Virtual events are expanding access to information and a greater variety of perspectives. Also, the intense focus on safety measures could lead to more attention being paid to driver wellness.

Pupil Transportation Experts Ponder the Yellow Bus’s Future Post-COVID

In this roundtable discussion, association leaders and manufacturers speculate on the pandemic’s long-term effects on training, driver responsibilities, health, shortage, and the bus itself.

NAPT to Co-Launch Streaming Service on New Education Platform

NAPT ACTS! is the school transportation component of a streaming service that the association has created with the Center for Effective School Operations.

Arizona Association Virtual Conference: ‘Zoom’-ing Through 2020

Due to COVID-19 and the inability to social distance members in its traditional platform, the Transportation Administrators of Arizona recently held its first ever virtual conference.