The Route presented by School Bus Fleet

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps top news from the website, including the second annual report to Congress about the EPA's Clean School Bus Program.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, gives an overview of the magazine's latest annual Maintenance Survey.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the findings of pilot studies in three public school districts seeking to electrify their fleets, with help from the World Resources Institute and the Center for Transportation and the Environment. Plus, NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn joins to discuss the recent Midwinter Meeting and looks ahead to more events this year.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the death of an Alabama educator in a bus accident and the appointment of a Highland Electric Fleets exec to a grid modernization council in Massachusetts. SBFX Information: https://www.schoolbusfleetconnex.com/public-private-operators/public-private-operators

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the environmentally friendly buses coming to Missouri and Guam. 2023 Administrator of the Year Nomination Form: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/custom-content/10125745/administrator-of-the-year-award

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the latest SBF special-needs transportation survey. 2023 Maintenance Survey: https://www.research.net/r/23sbfmainte 2023 Administrator of the Year Nomination Form: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/custom-content/10125745/administrator-of-the-year-award

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the federal government's plan to go zero-emission in new vehicle sales by 2040. Bikes for Kids Foundation: https://www.bikesforkidsfoundation.org/ 2023 Administrator of the Year Nomination Form: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/custom-content/10125745/administrator-of-the-year-award

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including how the state of Illinois is setting goals for electric vehicles. New Jersey fraud charges: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10189584/investigators-new-jersey-bus-company-operators-duped-school-districts Omnibus spending amendments: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10189573/omnibus-spending-amendments-bring-wanted-clean-school-bus-changes 2023 Administrator of the Year Nomination Form: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/custom-content/10125745/administrator-of-the-year-award

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including a school bus manufacturer's efforts to work past a backlog of purchase orders. NSTA 2023 Midwinter Meeting: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10188483/nsta-2023-midwinter-meeting-registration-now-open

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including a class-action victory for advocates of students with diabetes in New York City Schools. Also, check out an interview with David Christopher, executive director of the New York Association for Pupil Transportation (NYAPT).

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including two frightening accidents in Indiana and Kentucky, as well as the NYSBCA annual awards.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including our coverage of the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services conference. Buses - Not Cars - More Common in Pupil Transportation Deaths: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10185666/buses-not-cars-more-common-in-pupil-transportation-deaths Addressing Electrification Hurdles: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10185663/nasdpts-conference-addressing-electrification-hurdles Strategies for Transporting Challenged Students: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10185629/nasdpts-conference-strategies-for-transporting-challenged-students What Does Marijuana Have to Do With Pupil Transportation: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10185993/nasdpts-conference-what-does-marijuana-have-to-do-with-pupil-transportation

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the FMCSA's decision to extend the "under-the-hood" CDL test waiver until 2024. Also, check out the interview with EverDriven's Mitch Bowling! PERC "Be Like Jack" Contest Winners: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10186135/perc-announces-sustainability-contest-winners

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the EPA's funding of 389 school districts with the first round of Clean School Bus cash. Clean School Bus Funding: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10184835/first-clean-school-bus-recipients-announced New School Bus Postage Stamp: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10184803/school-bus-featured-on-new-2023-postage-stamp Transforming Montgomery County Public Schools: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10185209/maryland-school-district-celebrates-electric-bus-transformation

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the NSTA's request for USDOT to intervene in the Type A school bus chassis shortage.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the arrival of National School Bus Safety Week.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the top school district fleets of 2022. See the full story at https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10182192/top-district-fleets-georgia-district-holds-top-spot-for-second-year and in the October 2022 print edition of School Bus Fleet.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, talks with Audrey Fish and Jeff Ellis about American Standard Transportation Partners work with Krise Transportation on the HEROES Bus project. Check out videos on the HEROES Bus site: https://krisetran.com/heroes-studio/

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the election of bus driver Vincent J. "Jim" Troiola as national commander of the American Legion. Web article about Troiola and the Legion's "Be the One" initiative: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10180916/bus-driver-takes-the-wheel-as-american-legion-commander Need help? Call the national emergency suicide hotline at 988 or text 838255. For information about the NSTA Fall Conference in Key Largo: https://yellowbuses.org/Conferences-Events/EventID/10/CRC/0DEBBC580C184BFB4A9056013584FD78/NSTA-Fall-Conference

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the latest illegal-passing survey from NASDPTS. Looking to participate in the Top School District Fleets Survey? Follow this link: https://www.research.net/r/22sbf_w Check out our SBF electric school bus webinars: https://event.webcasts.com/viewer/portal.jsp?ei=1556380

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the parole of the last of three men in the 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping case. Also, see the full story about Mike Stotler of Thomas Built Buses, who recently passed away. Our condolences to his family and friends: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10179470/friends-and-colleagues-remember-thomas-builts-mike-stotler-as-friend-mentor Looking to participate in the Top School District Fleets Survey? Follow this link: https://www.research.net/r/22sbf_w

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, talks with Curt Macysyn, executive director of the National School Transportation Association, about the recent annual meeting and issues related to contractor fleets.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, talks with Jason Yan about the evolution of BYD into the electric school bus market and its foothold in California. Yan is BYD America's director of sales operations for bus and coach.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, reminds would-be applicants that time is running out for the first round of Clean School Bus funding. The deadline is Aug. 19. Apply here: https://www.epa.gov/cleanschoolbus PLUS: We finally hit 100 subscribers! Get the complete recipe for cheeseberry pie at the end of this episode.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, talks back-to-school bus prep with Jennifer Smith from JIT Truck Parts.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps the National School Transportation Association's annual meeting and convention in Niagara Falls.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, discusses the Diesel Technology Forum's report on dominant fuel technologies in school bus fleets. Rebate Applicants Given Tools to Fight Fraud: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10176793/rebate-applicants-given-tools-to-fight-fraud EPA Office of the Inspector General Hotline: - (202) 566-2476 or (888) 546-8740 - OIG_hotline@epa.gov - https://epa.gov/office-inspector-general/epa-oig-hotline

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, discusses the FMCSA's decision to once again extend the "under-the-hood" waiver for school bus drivers testing for their CDLs.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, discusses a push for the Treasury Department to assure that contracted school bus drivers get the same Affordable Care Act benefits as those directly employed by school districts. Register for the NSTA Annual Meeting and Convention: https://regi.secinc.us.com/website/10156/ Catch Wes Platt on NSTA's Bus Stop podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/277232/10875992-nsta-the-bus-stop-with-wes-platt-executive-editor-school-bus-fleet

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, talks with Jason Yan about the evolution of BYD into the electric school bus market. Yan is BYD America's director of sales operations for bus and coach.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, showcases the winner of the National School Bus Safety Poster Contest. Enter the 2022 School Bus Fleet Photo Contest by June 30, 2022: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10172033/enter-school-bus-fleets-2022-photo-contest.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, shares suggestions from transportation directors for raising spirits in student transportation operations. Enter the 2022 School Bus Fleet Photo Contest by June 30, 2022: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10172033/enter-school-bus-fleets-2022-photo-contest

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent top news from School Bus Fleet, including the leadership change at the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services. Enter the 2022 School Bus Fleet Photo Contest by June 30, 2022: https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10172033/enter-school-bus-fleets-2022-photo-contest

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent top news from School Bus Fleet, including high demand for the FCC's last round of the Emergency Connectivity Fund.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, previews the upcoming Contractors Issue, including Contractor of the Year Jacob Iverson of Harlow's Bus Service and the Top Contractor Fleets (for the full list, check out https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/topcontractors22)

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - this week including a Kansas bus driver's heroic efforts to steer choir students clear of severe storms.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - this week including competition between First Student and Zum in Seattle, as well as Blue Bird's move into commercial delivery vehicles.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - this week including a New Mexico legislator's repeated call for seat belts on school buses.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - this week focused on details about the upcoming Clean School Bus rebate program in the works from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - including word that the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services is resuming its annual illegal-passing survey across the country. Here's a link to launch the survey: https://nasdpts.org/stop-arm-violations/#instructions

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - including U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona's visit with school bus workers in Maine.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - including the electric bus collaboration between the National Association for Pupil Transportation, the School Superintendents Association, and the Association of School Business Officials International.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - including new details about the EPA Clean School Bus rebate program.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, welcomes Brianna Walsh, senior director of eCity business development for Enel X.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - including Zum's effort to add electric buses to its fleet, starting in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, shares tips from Carol Bowes (Person County Public Schools in North Carolina), National Express, and Michael Stotler (Thomas Built Buses) for hiring and keeping talented school bus technicians.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, discusses the imminent shutdown of AT&T's 3G network and how that might impact some school districts.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, discusses the EPA's preliminary plans for the Clean Bus Program - including rebate opportunities that may start in April.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps some of the latest School Bus Fleet news, including GreenPower Motor Company's training partnership with leaders in West Virginia.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps some of the latest School Bus Fleet news, including the electric bus roundtable.

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps some of the latest School Bus Fleet news, including the electric bus roundtable.