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Charge Ahead or Pump the Brakes? Exploring the Safety and Future of Electric School Buses
Back on the Busby Amanda HuggettJanuary 28, 2025

Electric vs. Diesel: Will Recent Fires Stall the EV Push? [Op/Ed]

Two recent school bus fires involving electric buses fuel the question: Where are we headed with electric adoption, and will diesel be the mainstay longer than we thought?

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Safety Cornerby Konrad FellmannJanuary 28, 2025

Navigating Emerging Privacy Laws: A Call to Action for Service Providers in Mass Transit

With Data Privacy Day Jan. 28, I want to spotlight a critical challenge faced by service providers in the mass transit sector: managing personal information responsibly in an era of rapidly evolving privacy regulations.

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Transit Dispatchesby Maggie ClancyJanuary 22, 2025

The Modular Route to Electrification Reduces Risk

The choice to go electric for your zero-emission bus fleet doesn’t need to be overwhelming. A modular approach can be the best route to lower your risk while advancing your decarbonization goals.

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Back on the Busby Amanda HuggettJanuary 22, 2025

What’s Behind the Rise in Special Needs Transportation?

Autism, mental health, and social development: Special-needs transportation is changing. Here’s why — and what it means for pupil transporters.

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NSTA Advocacy in Actionby Dan Kobussen, NSTA PresidentJanuary 21, 2025

NSTA Advocacy Team Gears Up for Change in Presidential Administration and 119th U.S. Congress

As the country gears up for a new administration, NSTA reflects on the historical context of Trump’s second inauguration and the significance of the 20th Amendment in presidential transitions.

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Transit Dispatchesby Todd MouwJanuary 15, 2025

South Dakota Transit Agencies Clear the Air with Propane Buses

With Mount Rushmore and the Black Hills, western South Dakota is one of the most scenic places in America. Its air is also cleaner, thanks to the recent addition by two regional transit agencies of environmentally friendly and economical buses fueled by propane.

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Cloudy emissions outlook 2025.
Truck Techby Jack RobertsJanuary 14, 2025

Confusion Clouds Trucking’s 2025 Emissions Outlook

The reelection of Donald Trump raises more questions than clarity about the state of trucking and Phase 3 Greenhouse Gas Emission regulations.

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Safety Cornerby Lexi HigginsJanuary 8, 2025

Human Trafficking Awareness: What Public Transportation Can Do?

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in the U.S., and January 11 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.

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What Does 2025 Hold for Pupil Transportation?
Back on the Busby Amanda HuggettJanuary 2, 2025

What’s Next for School Transportation? Challenges and Opportunities in 2025

Driver shortages, EVs, safety, and budget concerns will be among 2025’s biggest hurdles: Real talk ahead on one OEM in dire straits, what to do about illegal passings, and what SBF asks of you as we move forward in the new year.

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Guest Voices by Patrick Macdonald-King, CEO of GreenlaneJanuary 1, 2025

How Collaboration is Driving the Growth of Heavy-Duty EV Charging Infrastructure

To overcome the challenges of transitioning to electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, it will take local governments, public-private partnerships, utilities, investors, and other stakeholders working together, says the CEO of Greenlane in this guest article.

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NSTA Advocacy in Actionby Dan Kobussen, NSTA PresidentDecember 19, 2024

NSTA Secures Victory in FMCSA Renewal of “Under-the-Hood” Exemption

Learn how the FMCSA’s renewed CDL testing exemption drives solutions for the school bus driver shortage. Explore state adoption needs and NSTA’s ongoing advocacy efforts in this month’s column from association president Dan Kobussen.

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Transit Dispatchesby Frank White IIIDecember 17, 2024

Public Transit: An Economic Powerhouse on Wheels

In cities across the U.S., when people see a bus go by, they can sometimes just blend into everyday life. What they miss seeing is that public transit is an incredibly powerful driver of economic prosperity and community transformation.

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