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Drug and Alcohol Policies: Best Practices
As we approach the end of the 2025-2026 school year, school bus contractors are already making plans for work that must be completed over the summer months i...
Employee Handbooks - Drug and Alcohol Policies
As we approach the end of the school year, school bus operators are already planning work that must be done over the summer months. For most operators, the s...
Legal Focus: The Motor Carrier Exemption from Overtime Under the FLSA
School bus contractors are no stranger to the requirements to pay overtime. Between the nationwide driver shortage requiring drivers to pick up additional tr...
What to Know About Non-Domiciled CDLs
As we approach the end of another school year, many school transportation contractors will once again ramp up their summer recruitment and hiring practices. ...
Legal Updates – 2022 in Review
In 2022, school districts operated mostly uninterrupted from the coronavirus, and federal and state governments tackled more issues unrelated to the pandemic...
“Pre-Trip Inspections” – What Does the Law Require?
In January 2022 the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) granted a ninety day waiver of the “Under-the-Hood” portion of CDL skills test for sc...
School Bus Capacity and Route Times
The 2022-2023 school year is well underway, and the realities of the driver shortage continue to be apparent to transportation contractors, school districts,...
Back to School Recruiting and Retaining Drivers
Back to school season is in high gear and effective driver recruiting and retention are an important part of minimizing the issues that arise. The driver sho...
Understanding Employees Clearances – Background Check Review and Portability
Back to school season is in high gear and driver clearances are an important part of that process. The driver shortage has increased the need to take advanta...
Compensable Pre-Employment Training
For school transportation contractors in Pennsylvania, it is peak hiring season as the start of the new school year is just under a month away. Many contract...
Recruiting and Retaining Drivers during the Driver Shortage
As the school year begins to wind down, many school transportation contractors are already making preparations for next school year. It is no question that s...
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...