School BUSRide April 2025
In this edition: RCIS leverages Transfinder for safer, more efficient routes; authentic leadership; April Advocacy Alert; improving services for children with special needs; and more!
School BUSRide March 2025
In this edition: AIDB enhances bus visibility with First Light Safety Products
School BUSRide February 2025
In this edition: How Zum's founder is modernnizing student transportation; Love the Bus Month; celebrating Black History Month; advancements in school bus safety; NAPT Advocacy Alert; and more.
School BUSRide January 2025
In this edition: Interview with David Schuler - executive director of the AASA, the Superintendents Association
School BUSRide December 2024
In this edition: Denver Public Schools optimizes with HopSkipDrive; interview w/ Keith Henry; and more!
School BUSRide November 2024
This edition features a recap of the NAPT ACTS 2024 Conference & Trade Show, plus a special section on optimizing routing for your school district.
School BUSRide October 2024
This edition features a look at 40 years of Q'STRAINT, and thought leadership from around the industry.
School BUSRide Fall / Pre-Conference 2024
This edition features a discussion about electric school bus grant funding, and thought leadership from around the industry.
School BUSRide August 2024
This edition features a discussion of the ripple effect from school bus transportation, an exclusive interview with Katie Mueller of the National Safety Council (NSC), and thought leadership from around the industry.
School BUSRide July 2024
This edition features an exclusive interview with Katie Mueller of the National Safety Council (NSC)!
School BUSRide June 2024
This edition features: Driving diversity, equity, and inclusion in pupil transportation.
School BUSRide May 2024
This edition features: How transportation teams can help solve the absenteeism crisis; member spotlight on Joshua Griffin; what Alfred Karam learned during his school transportation career; and more!
School BUSRide April 2024
This edition features: Santa Cruz City Schools prepares to deploy all-electric Type-A buses by RIDE; an exclusive interview with NAPT ACTS Keynote Speaker Kamin Samuel; thought leadership on driver retention; and more!
School BUSRide March 2024
This edition features: Triad Community Unit School District #2 works with Transfinder to modernize routing; NAPT Member Spotlights; an interview with the NAPT Public Policy Committee; and more!
School BUSRide February 2024
This edition features: Modernizing student transportation for adaptability while preserving safety standards; the connected bus; Love the Bus Month; and more!
School BUSRide January 2024
This edition features: In case of emergency; improving services for special needs children; South Colonie Central School District's succession plan; and more!
School BUSRide December 2023
This edition features: An Exclusive Interview with the New Members of NAPT Leadership!
School BUSRide November 2023
This edition features: Post-Show Coverage from the NAPT Conference & Trade Show 2023
School BUSRide October 2023
This edition features: IC Bus reveals the next generation of the CE Series; quickstart guide to bus electrification; NAPT Member Spotlight; and more!
School BUSRide September 2023
This edition features: Pembroke CSD utilizes Transfinder for continued transportation success; EV charging and infrastructure; NAPT Member Spotlight; and more!
School BUSRide August 2023
This edition features: Is alternative school transportation right for your district? Interviews with the National Association of School Psychologists, the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute, and more!
School BUSRide July 2023
This edition features: Federal Way Public Schools transforms operations with Bytecurve; NAPT Member Spotlight on Stephanie Walker; and more!
School BUSRide June 2023
This edition features: How Artificial Intelligence (AI) can enhance school bus safety; NAPT Member Spotlight on Aaron Tronstad; Molly McGree-Hewitt on "managing up"; and more!
School BUSRide May 2023
This edition features: Mobile County Public School System installs fleetwide fire suppression; NAPT Member Spotlight on Lee Livingston; Danville upgrades maintenance capabilities; NAPT Leadership previews the 2023 conference; and more!
School BUSRide April 2023
This edition features: IC Bus introduces OCC for buses; NAPT member spotlight on Palliser School Division's David Shaw; advancements in pupil transportation safety; and more!
School BUSRide March 2023
This edition features: Test-driving the Blue Bird Vision Electric bus; an interview with Todd Silverthorn, president of OAPT; electric bus grant funding and beyond; and more!
School BUSRide February 2023
This edition features: MSD Wayne and Transfinder bring transportation "to the table"; NAPT Member Spotlight, and more.
School BUSRide January 2023
This edition features: How Virginia's Chesterfield County Public Schools overcame its bus driver shortage; the "DEFs" of electric vehicles; and more.
School BUSRide December 2022
This edition features: Test driving the BYD Type A Battery-Electric School Bus; an interview with the incoming NAPT Board members; Liberty Public Schools earns award with propane buses; vehicle lift safety tips; and more.
School BUSRide November 2022
This edition features: School Bus Safety Company revolutionizes training; an exclusive interview with new NAPT Executive Director and CEO Molly McGee-Hewitt; safe and efficient field trip management; and more!
School BUSRide October 2022
This edition features: Test driving the Nano BEAST by GreenPower; specialized transportation and IEP meetings; School Bus Safety Week; and more!
School BUSRide September 2022
This edition features: An exclusive interview with NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy; tips to prepare for National School Bus Safety Week 2022; risk intelligence as an approach to district safety; and more.
School BUSRide August 2022
This edition features: Suffolk County partners with BusPatrol for stop-arm safety in New York; NAPT's Conference and Trade Show returns; exploring the media and liability; bus crossing and safety forum; and more.
School BUSRide July 2022
This edition features: Dubuque Community Schools on tech migration; exclusive interview with Alex Spann about the NAPT Road Show in Nashville; building brand loyalty; and more!
School BUSRide June 2022
This edition features: IC Bus helps British Columbia School Districts go electric; learning from moments of trauma; and interview with David Cooper of DHS / TSA; and more!
School BUSRide May 2022
This edition features: Summer maintenance deep cleaning is a practice, not a project; surviving a cyber attack; Q&A with Daniel A. Domenech of AASA; and more!
School BUSRide April 2022
This edition features: REI helps a Texas ISD solve fleet management hurdles with SaaS; Clayton SD realizes efficiencies with trip planning; Artificial Intelligence Optimization; and more!
School BUSRide March 2022
This edition features: Transfinder and Zonar show how partnerships make the industry better; safe and effective fleet disinfecting; an interview with John Phraner of Trans Tech Bus; and more!
School BUSRide February 2022
This edition features: GreenPower brings the BEAST to pupil transportation; an interview with three new NAPT Board members; preventing sexual harassment and assault on school buses; a spotlight on Durand Area Schools; and more!
School BUSRide January 2022
This edition features: Rosco Vision focuses on student safety with innovative technology - PLUS an exclusive interview with U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona.
School BUSRide December 2021
This edition features: Alternative student transportation myths reviewed - now what?; Q&A with Micro Bird's chief commercial officer; an exclusive interview Tim Ammon and Mike Martin; 2022 industry resolutions; and much more!
School BUSRide November 2021
This edition features: United Safety strives for safer school buses; responding to the next pandemic - fatigue; debunking common misconceptions surrounding alternative student transportation; exclusive interview with outgoing members of NAPT Board Steven A. Simmons III, Dwight Gleaves, and Brad Aemisegger; thought leadership on the driver violence issue; and much more!
School BUSRide October 2021
This edition features: Salus and PURE Bioscience bring hard surface disinfectant to school buses; a look at post-COVID special needs transportation; debunking alternative school transportation myths; stepping up in advocacy; and more!
School BUSRide September 2021
This edition features: LiDAS ensures no child is left behind; COVID-19 response reflections from a school transportation professional; debunking alternative student transportation myths; thought leadership from Peter Mannella; and an interview with Noelle Ellerson Ng of the AASA
School BUSRide August 2021
This edition features: BusGates fights against stop-arm violations; spec'ing the right bus wash system for your district; student safety solutions; an exclusive interview with Trish Reed of IC Bus; and exclusive columns from Linda F. Bluth, Ed.D, and Peter Mannella.
School BUSRide July 2021
This edition features: Should school bus air quality be inferior to the classroom; due dilligence with drivers pays dividends; technology to ensure no child is left behind; an exclusive interview detailing NAPT ACTS! The Road Show; and more!
School BUSRide June 2021
This edition features: LiquidSpring brings "smart" suspensions to school buses; utilizing the emergency connectivity fund for school-bus Wi-Fi; Deer Park ISD upgrades its field trip software; an interview with Dr. Kayne Smith; thought ledership from Peter Mannella, and more!
School BUSRide May 2021
This edition features: SCCPSS deploying Kajeet-enabled buses as rolling Wi-Fi zones; an exclusive interview with Ronna Weber of NASDPTS; a report on ransomware attacks on American school districts; and more!
School BUSRide April 2021
This edition features: An exclusive interview with Dr. Thomas Barth of the NTSB regarding the report 'Safety Risks to Emergency Responders from Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in Electric Vehicles;' a Fire, Fire, Fire! section authored by thought leaders in onboard and automatic fire suppression systems; spotlights on the Kentucky Department of Education and Lee's Summit; and more!
School BUSRide March 2021
This edition features: ALC Schools specializes transportation for Colorado schools; Q&A with Alabama's Chad Carpenter; Nassau County School District upgrades it routing to the next generation; Barry Sudduth offers his perspective on professional growth in 2021; East Irondequoit CSD manages trips effectively with busHive; exclusive columns from Linda F. Bluth, Ed.D., Peter Mannella, Tim Ammon; and a DIGITAL-EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Todd Watkins of Montgomery County Public Schools about the county's plan to replace its fleet with electric school buses over the next few years.
School BUSRide February 2021
This edition features: SOBRsafe pioneers alcohol detection for bus drivers; an exclusive interview with Charlie Hood on the arc of his career as he enters retirement; exclusive contributions from thought leaders like Tim Ammon and Tom Platt; news from NAPT; updates from the industry, and much more!
School BUSRide January 2021
This edition features: Carroll County secures real-time communications with GPSLockbox; an exclusive interview with the leadership of CESO about NAPT ACTS!; updates from NAPT; exclusive contributions from thought leaders like Tim Ammon and Peter Mannella; news from other associations, and much more!
School BUSRide December 2020
This edition features: United Safety brings new Active Air Purification technology to student transportation, dramatically reducing indoor COVID transmission; an exclusive interview with the leadership of ASBO International; exclusive contributions from thought leaders like Tim Ammon and Peter Manella; a roundtable discussion on selecting a surveillance system for your school bus operation; news on NAPT ACTS, and much more!
