James Wang: What bus drivers should never do
In the motorcoach industry, just like in any other profession, some drivers care about their jobs and some don’t.
Sometimes, it’s because they are new…
School bus drivers could be among first vaccine recipients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that frontline essential workers and all adults over the age of 75, both…
Michigan school bus driver ‘active shooter’ scenarios focus on proactive training response
In recent years, much attention has been paid to preparing schools for that all-too-possible horrific moment, for example when a current or former student or…
Operator urges drivers to describe impact of COVID-19 crisis
The words came when Connie Giddens couldn’t sleep. By morning, she knew she had to share her message on the closed Facebook page, “Motorcoach Operators,”…
Bus driver charged in crash
A school bus driver has been charged after an October crash that left 17 children and four adults injured.
Donna Mundy Link, 56, was charged…
Organization helps bus drivers spot human trafficking
By Debbie Curtis
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Human trafficking is not something many people want to think about. Yet it exists in everyday places like bus…
Driver competition candidates gear up for UMA finals at EXPO
It all starts with being a safe driver, having exceptional skills and knowledge of the regulations, and the desire to put those skills and knowledge…
Read background checks to avoid hiring a serial killer
“We found your friend passed out in the hall and dragged him into his room.”
I was checking out of a hotel early one Friday,…
National driver-training standards finally approved
WASHINGTON — A new rule establishing national driver-training standards for entry-level commercial bus and truck drivers that had been delayed for five months has finally…
To find good drivers, we need to make it ‘worth it’
“I feel terrible. I’m going to have to fire a customer.”
My buddy was having a bad day with an operator who had bought a…