Categories: Management

First Student is hiring 3,000 bus drivers over the summer to provide safe rides for students to and from school this fall.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10224409/first-student-looking-for-school-bus-drivers-with-national-hiring-week-events

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Safety, Safety, Safety. This word is used repeatedly, and in many contexts, without most people understanding what it actually means.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10223168/what-transit-safety-101-really-means

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Categories: Management

From Spanish to Mandarin, delve into the universal role these unsung heroes known as "school bus drivers" play in ensuring children's safety and well-being...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10219884/how-do-you-say-school-bus-driver-in-20-different-languages

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Categories: Management, Motorcoach

The grants are open to state, territorial, and tribal organizations; local jurisdictions; academic institutions; and other training programs and entities to...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10216990/feds-makes-180m-available-to-promote-commercial-motor-vehicle-safety

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I remain impressed by the matter-of-fact heroism that’s often demonstrated by school bus drivers like Deona Washington who are caught in these situations...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10216300/trip-sheet-meeting-a-hero-in-my-own-back-yard

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The labor market in the U.S. is experiencing unique circumstances born from the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. While white-collar workers are...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10215003/techs-role-in-blue-collar-staffing

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Categories: Bus

Optibus and Transdev are working to improve bus driver schedules. Senior transit planner Hope Ann Smith opened up about the elements of what makes a good...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10214743/how-optibus-transdev-are-improving-bus-driver-shifts

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Drivers are invited to suggest their own favorite tunes for the School Bus Fleet playlist on Spotify!

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10213695/bus-drivers-let-school-bus-fleet-be-your-dj

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To sweeten the deal even more, the board also recently approved pay increases for these essential positions, effective Jan. 1, 2024.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10213583/indygo-extends-signing-bonus-for-new-operators-mechanics

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Categories: Safety

A roundup of crashes involving school buses, including: woman facing charges after hitting student unloading school bus, student injured when school bus and...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10213318/january-2024-sbf-accident-report-roundup

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