Long Island’s Will Smith Named State School Bus Driver of the Year
Will Smith received his award for School Bus Driver of the Year at the New York Association for Pupil Transportation conference in July. Credit: Newsday By Kevin J. Redding Newsday […]
Nuvve’s Largest DC Fast Charger Order To Power New England School Bus Fleet
Beacon Mobility subsidiary NRT Bus will use 25 Nuvve DC Rapid HD Charging Stations for new electric school buses in Lawrence, Mass. SAN DIEGO, July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Nuvve Holding Corp., a global leader […]
The Human Element: Making things better for employees, customers
On April 26, School Transportation News rolled out a podcast, featuring Beacon Mobility CEO Judith Crawford. During the podcast, the discussion revolved around the importance of training and partnerships, marketplace […]
Welcome back to school. Your new driver is wearing fatigues.
CHELSEA, Mass. — When Sgt. Phillip Hickman served as the crew chief on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, he was responsible for maintaining the aircraft, firing a mounted weapon and […]
Mass. National Guard steps in to aid in school transportation
READING – It usually takes longer than one day to become a school bus driver but more than 60 members of the Massachusetts National Guard were able to go through […]
She’s in the driver’s seat and the kids love it
DRACUT — From the driver’s seat of the school bus she’s driven here for nearly a half a century now, Ginger Caggiano has been a dutiful, gasoline-powered lesson in longevity, […]
School Bus Companies, And Drivers, Face COVID’s Financial Fallout
School bus driver Maureen McAlear loves her job, but it’s not what it used to be. Hybrid school schedules and few after school activities mean drivers are working — and […]
Haverhill Schools, NRT Outline Safety Steps as School Buses Begin Rolling this Term
School buses will soon be rolling through Haverhill. Yesterday, the school administration published the bus routes for this year. School Assistant Superintendent Michael Pfifferling reminded the School Committee last night that […]
On school buses this fall: masks, open windows, and distanced seat assignments
Students will have to don face coverings to board school buses this fall, but they will each get an entire seat to themselves to maintain social distancing, under new state […]
Pentucket community members deliver signs to graduates
Superintendent Justin Bartholomew and Pentucket High School Principal Jonathan Seymour recently shared that administrators, volunteer parents, first responders and community members from Groveland, Merrimac and West Newbury came together to […]