Categories: Management

Student transportation leaders in North Carolina's Wake County distributed Bojangle's biscuits and goody bags to school bus drivers at East Cary Middle...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10161713/photos-the-tarheel-state-loves-the-bus

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A North Carolina school district struggles to build trust and dedication despite technical bank problems and the ongoing nationwide bus driver shortage.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10160903/forging-a-new-way-forward-for-school-bus-drivers

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Categories: Bus, Management

The agency is offering up to a $2,500 pay incentive as part of a new campaign to hire more bus drivers.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10160823/wmata-launches-new-campaign-to-hire-bus-drivers

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Categories: Management

Chapel Hill-Carrboro (N.C.) City Schools took time to recognize drivers with photos and Facebook posts. We share just a handful of those drivers here.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10160503/photos-north-carolina-district-celebrates-its-school-bus-drivers

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Beginning Feb. 7, obtaining a CDL will become more detailed, and will likely take more time. Here’s what you need to know.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10160308/dont-forget-6-things-to-know-about-the-eldt

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Wes Platt discusses the latest in School Bus Fleet news, including GreenPower receiving a lease/purchase deal on a 80,000 square foot property, Lion...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10159872/more-like-spee-dl

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Brendan Wagner, pupil transportation director for the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Unified School District, shares his thoughts on attacking the nationwide school bus...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10157373/schools-must-consider-complete-compensation-package-to-gain-retain-drivers

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Categories: Bus, Management, Paratransit

MARTA budgets for 1,366 full-time bus operators and currently has 1,179 on staff, representing a 14% deficit.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10155945/marta-making-temporary-service-modifications-to-address-bus-operator-shortage

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During a recent session of the Clarksville-Montgomery (Tenn.) School System’s Leadership CMCSS class, participants discussed inclement weather, rezoning,...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10155163/video-tennessee-district-leaders-get-behind-the-wheel

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Legislators kept wages stable, with the unintended consequence that, as we struggle to emerge from a pandemic, bus drivers find themselves weighing their...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10154508/solve-the-right-problems-in-the-bus-driver-shortage-crisis

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