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13 Industry Leaders Describe School Transportation in One Word
What word best describes the school bus industry today? We posed that question to over a dozen manufacturers, resulting in a revealing mix of perspectives on the challenges and opportunities ahead.
June 5, 2026
How would you describe the school transportation industry in just one word?
At ACT Expo, School Bus Fleet asked suppliers and industry partners a simple question: What one word best describes the school bus market today?
The answers? Everything from dynamic and eager to underfunded and complex.
Watch this special compilation to hear how industry leaders view the challenges, opportunities, and future of student transportation.
Here, you'll hear from:
- Blue Bird: Brad Beauchamp and Steve Whaley
- Thomas Built Buses: Mark Childers
- Noregon: Kevin Smallhorn
- Pioneer eMobility: Adam Humphries
- Triz Engineering: Dion van Leeve
- The Mobility House: Russell Vare
- TRC Companies: Joe Annotti
- Cummins: Andrea Lukas
- Geotab: Charlotte Argue
- BetterFleet: Sasha Pejcic
- IMMI: Katia Dubas
- RIDE: Frank Girardot
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