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School Bus Advocacy Matters: Join the 2022 NSTA Capitol Hill Bus-in
Despite continuing COVID limitations on access to the Nation’s Capitol, NSTA will once again be holding the annual bus-in in Washington DC April 6 through Ap...
FMCSA Waiver of “Under the Hood” CDL Testing Requirements
We are now in the heart of the 2021-2022 school year, and contractors are continuing to face the harsh reality of the nationwide driver shortage. Recently, F...
Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act (CERTS) – What You Need To Know
School transportation contractors across the country advocated vigorously for economic relief specifically tailored to their industry. To address these conce...
Evolving State Marijuana Laws and Safety-Sensitive Functions
Initiatives decided on November 3, 2020 by Arizona, New Jersey, Montana, South Dakota and Mississippi broadened state marijuana laws. There are now has 36 st...
Coronavirus Updates for School Bus Contractors Continued Payments to School Bus Contractors under the CARES Act Paid Emergency Leave and Sick Leave under the Families First Act
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) are two new federal laws with impo...
Removing Barriers to Entry for New School Bus Drivers
The school bus driver shortage has become a nationwide issue that has even resulted in some schools canceling instructional days. All school bus contractors ...
School Vehicle Curbside Pick Ups
Many contractors use school vehicles such as vans or multi-function school activity buses (MFSABs) to transport students. As public awareness of the dangers ...
Legal Update for School Bus Contractors
Despite the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) continued position that “the school bus is the safest vehicle on the road”, in 2019 the ...
Proposed Changes to FMCSA Hours of Service Requirements
The FMCSA is considering changes to its Hours of Service rules, some of which will have an effect on the school bus industry. Shortly after the Federal Motor...
Flexible Instructional Days Could Reduce School Transportation Needs
On July 2, 2019, Governor Tom Wolf, signed SB 440 into law allowing Pennsylvania schools to have up to five “flexible instructional days” each year in place ...
Unified Carrier Registration Fee Update
In December 2018, the Uniform Carrier Registration Boac (
Seat Belt Summary
The debate about seats belts on school buses has been shurning for decades. Despite years of debate there is currently no Federal requirment for seat belts ...