National Express Corporation (NEC) customer service centers in four regions across the United States and Canada won School Bus Maintenance Safety Awards from Blue Bird for reducing preventable street crashes and work-related injuries.
NEC, the parent company of Durham School Services and Stock Transportation, held the safety challenge among all its customer service centers, and Blue Bird Corporation sponsored the award recipients, with a total of $4,000 being split across the four regions. The winners were: Santa Clara, Calif., and Cimarron, N.M. (West); Justin, Texas and Oklahoma (Central); Spring Grove, Pa., and Northampton, Mass. (East); and Greely, Ontario and Nanticoke, Ontario (Canada).
“Safety is our number one priority at National Express and we greatly appreciate the support from Blue Bird. As always, they are a great partner and true advocate of school bus safety,” said Michele McDermott, senior vice president of safety and human resources for NEC.
National Express Safety Challenge competition between each of the company’s customer service centers and regions was graded on their accumulated safety points. Safety points were earned by completing child check observations, having no preventable street accidents each month and by having no lost time injuries each month.
”Child safety is at the core of all initiatives at Blue Bird,” said Phil Horlock, president and CEO of Blue Bird Corporation. “Blue Bird understands the importance of preventative drills in ensuring a safe environment for our children. It is with great pleasure that I congratulate the School Bus Safety Challenge winners.”
