Our inaugural class of School Bus Fleet Trailblazers comes from across the student transportation industry, from behind the wheel to vehicle manufacturers to alternative transportation providers.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration reports that the average cost for diesel is about $4.54 this week, while gasoline costs about $3.26 on average.
In 2022, highlights on the School Bus Fleet website included stories dealing with special-needs transportation, employee morale and retention, and CDL requirements in the midst of an ongoing school bus driver shortage.
State directors address electric school bus funding, charging infrastructure, training, and range concerns in a panel discussion during the 2022 annual conference.
The state audit report indicates that the account, maintained by a transportation vendor and funded with about $1.2 million that had been due to Montgomery County Public Schools, was "outside the control of MCPS' Office of Finance." Two management employees have left MCPS since the investigation started.
Gwinnett County Public Schools remains No. 1 among School Bus Fleet survey respondents with 1,630 route buses transporting 135,000 students for annual mileage of 23,000,000.
Looking ahead, the National School Transportation Association hopes to see more states taking advantage of the "under-the-hood" CDL waiver.
Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the parole of the last of three men in the 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping case.
The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS) meets in-person in Washington, D.C., this fall.
Help School Bus Fleet build an accurate picture of the state of student transportation. Survey submissions are due by Sept. 19.
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