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Transportation Director of Year Panel Discusses Transporting Students with Special Needs

FRISCO, Texas — Teresa Fleming joins the list of transportation directors recognized as the magazine’s director of the year, this year sitting on a panel...

Nurturing Positive Student Behavior: Effective Management Strategies

Student behavior management is crucial in ensuring safe and enjoyable transportation for all students regardless of their abilities. While school buses are a convenient...

5 Ways Large Districts Can Improve Transportation Operations with Technology

Complexity is the name of the game for any school transportation operation, and challenges are compounded for districts with student ridership in the thousands. At...

NHTSA Seeks Fix to Child Safety Restraint Standard Affecting School Buses

Child passenger safety providers are urging the industry to voice support of proposed rulemaking by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that addresses an...

School Bus Dispatch Center: ‘Managed Chaos’ in Illinois District

Indian Prairie School District in Illinois, the fourth largest school district in the state, has an enrollment of about 27,000 students across 35 buildings....

HopSkipDrive Comes Back-to-School with Five New Products to Meet School District and Student Needs

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -HopSkipDrive, the leader in innovative, supplemental school transportation, today announced a series of new products and services built to meet the...

TSD Conference Hosts Revised Child Passenger Safety on School Buses Training

The latest revision of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) eight-hour course on the proper securement of students with disabilities and preschool children...

Transportation Panel Confirms Modern Technology, Human Touch Aid Efficiency

FRISCO, Texas – A Saturday panel of transportation managers discussed leveraging routing technology for more efficient and comprehensive transportation at the TSD Conference. Zach Moren,...

School Transportation Documentation to Access Medicaid Funding for School-Based Services

A common theme in public school funding articles is the serious impact of pandemic financial aid running out, resulting in significant monetary deficits to...

‘Rising Star’ Dedicated to Providing Best Transportation for Students With Special Needs

“Everything we do here impacts the life of a child” is Joshua Wilson’s daily mantra. “I personally had my life turned around because of...

Texas Team Wins Return of TSD Roadeo from COVID-19 Hiatus

The first place in the special needs roadeo held during the Transporting Students with Disabilities and Special Needs Conference in Frisco, Texas, was awarded...

5 Basics of Medicaid Reimbursement for Student Transportation

In a time where school districts are asked to do even more with even less, every dollar counts. The recent influx of federal funding...

TSD Attendees Challenged on Their Knowledge of Alternative Student Transportation Service

FRISCO, Texas – A unique trivia session at the Transporting Students with Disabilities and Special Needs Conference tested attendees’ knowledge on alternative transportation and...

Stepping Up School Bus Driver Training, Student Rider Service

FRISCO, Texas — STN President and Publisher Tony Corpin led a Transporting Students with Disabilities and Special Needs (TSD) Conference panel discussion on a...

New Partnership Highlights Changing Landscape of School Transportation Industry

Despite their university rivalry, Tod Eskra, and Chris Hane came together under a common goal: The safe transportation of students. Eskra is a graduate of...

FMCSA Passes Two Year ‘Under-the-Hood’ CDL Skills Test Exemption, Opposition Remains

Days before the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS) met in person for its Annual Conference, the Federal Motor Carrier...

NTSB Investigation of Fatal Tennessee School Bus Crash Reiterates Seatbelt Calls

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The investigation into a Tennessee school bus crash last year resulted in the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reminding student transporters and...

North Carolina Contractor Laws Shield School Board from Special-Needs Transportation Liability

A North Carolina contractor law shielded a school district from liability when a student with special needs was sexually assaulted during transportation by a...

The Impact of a School Bus Driver

Belle Tromp knows just how impactful school bus drivers can be on students. Tromp, who now serves as the director of transportation for Snoqualmie...

Thinking Outside the Bus

Necessity triggers evolution. And necessity is a major catalyst in the evolution of trans-porting children who have disabilities, are experiencing homelessness, or are in...

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