By IC Bus WHERE ARE YOU ON THE FLEET ELECTRIFICATION ON-RAMP? Has your organization already developed a comprehensive strategy to convert a portion or all of its fleet to electric school buses (ESBs)? Or, conversely, have you already received one or more grants yet still have significant research, planning and consensus building to accomplish a […]
School BUSRide spoke with Todd Silverthorn, president of the Ohio Association for Pupil Transportation (OAPT) and transportation director for Kettering School District in Ohio. Please introduce yourself and give an executive overview of your time in the industry I have been with Kettering City Schools since July of 2015. I am the transportation supervisor for […]
Thomas Built Buses (TBB) and Proterra Inc announced today that TBB’s Proterra Powered Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school buses have driven more than one million miles for school districts across North America. With more than 300 electric school buses on the road, today’s announcement represents a major operational milestone just as historic federal funding, […]
Delivering innovative and effective solutions to today’s biggest student transportation challenges, First Student continues to lead the industry with the launch of First Consulting. The new service allows school districts to tap into the expertise of the world’s largest school transportation provider. First Consulting leverages First Student’s extensive experience providing safe, reliable and efficient […]
More buses on the road means more need for route oversight. With approximately 153 buses running on more than 120 routes, the Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township (MSD Wayne) has strived to stay on the cutting-edge of transportation management and planning technology. As one of 11 public school districts in Marion County, Indiana, MSD […]
School BUSRide spoke with Michel Reynolds, special education routing supervisor at Jackson County Public Schools in Georgia, on the most pressing issues facing her department, possible solutions, and what NAPT membership means for professionals like her. Introduce yourself and tell us about your district. My name is Michel Reynolds, and I am the Special Education […]
As you know, I’ve only officially been with NAPT and the NAPT Foundation since November. Previously, I worked for a variety of educational organizations that served superintendents, school boards, chief business officials and a variety of school leaders in auxiliary services, including transportation. When I applied for this job, I felt I had found my […]
First Student announces the completion of its acquisition of the Dufresne Group, a Montreal-based provider of school transportation, coach and transit passenger services. The acquisition expands First Student’s home-to-school operations in Eastern Canada. Established in 1955, the Dufresne Group has delivered safe and reliable school bus transportation daily to thousands of students. The acquisition is […]
Every day in Pennsylvania, hundreds of motorists fail to stop for school buses and put the lives of children at risk. McKeesport Area School District aims to reduce dangerous driving around its school buses with the launch of a new safety program in partnership with local police and BusPatrol. Starting in February, all 50 […]
GreenPower Motor Company Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, today announced the appointment of K. Neal International Trucks, Inc. as an exclusive dealer for GreenPower’s all-electric Type D BEAST and Type A Nano BEAST school buses for the state of Maryland and Washington D.C. “We are excited to be working […]