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Unified Carrier Registration Fee Update
In December 2018, the Uniform Carrier Registration Boac (
Legal Updates for School Bus Contractors 2018 Year in Review
2018 was another busy year for school bus contractors with many significant events and changes. Following are the most significant occurrences and legal eve...
Media Inquiries and Guidance 101
It is inevitable that a school bus contractor will receive an inquiry from the media after a notable event. Or perhaps a school bus contractor would like to...
National School Bus Safety Week
The start of the new school year typically means motorists need to readjust to the big yellow bus back on the road. As a reminder, each year the thrid week ...
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 ...
Interstate Operating Authority
Many contractors begin services by only providing intrastate operations within their home state. However, contractors are often presented with lucrative oppo...
UCR Registration
Often contractors provide interstate transportation or are presented with potential opportunities to provide such services. However, many contractors do not ...
ESSA
In 2018, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), wil impose a new requirement on School Districts to report per-pupil expenses for student transportation. Bu...
Drug & Alcohol Policies - Discretionary or Zero Tolerance
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) maintains strigent requirements for drug and alcohol testing in addition employers should have effect...
Legal Updates for School Bus Contractors - Year in Review
2018 will see the effects of many laws and regulations that that were passed in the last year. Following is a brief “year in review” highlighting the federa...
Legal Updates for School Bus Contractors – 2017 in Review
2018 will see the effects of many laws and regulations that that were passed in the last year. Following is a brief “year in review” highlighting the federa...
Disqualifying Events for School Bus Drivers
In September 2017, Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced H.R.3703, the No School Bus Drivers with DUIs Act, aimed at prohibiting state and local education agenci...