The customizable simulator creates lifelike situations to help drivers get experience they normally wouldn't have. For instance, drivers trained in the summer time can still get experience driving in snow and ice.
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Under the new policy, drivers caught talking on the phone just once could face dismissal, while in the past, drivers with good records could get several violations before being fired.
Read More →The agency needs to fill more than 210 vacant positions for bus operators, train operators and station managers. A hiring freeze, stricter standards and retiring operators are behind the majority of staff losses.
Read More →These days, it’s a given that nearly everyone publishes a blog, is on Facebook, Twitter or all of the above. More and more of our work and personal lives have gravitated online. With nearly everyone seemingly reporting everything online, how does a transit agency or coach operator handle situations presented by employee scribes who blog publicly about their job?
Read More →Drivers say that connecting with the students on their routes is what makes their jobs satisfying.
Read More →An organization that drives local senior veterans to appointments for free is not finding enough volunteer drivers who meet the necessary requirements.
Read More →Seventy-four percent of commercial bus and truck drivers are now using their safety belts. Only 65 percent of drivers were using safety belts in 2007.
Read More →Bridgewater, Mass.-based A&A Metro Transportation's President Thomas P. Arrighi was named "Operator of the Year," and Adepegba “Tony” Abiodun driver for Challenger Transportation of Gaithersburg, Md., was named the paratransit Driver of the Year.
Read More →CTA bus drivers need help deterring harassment. Transit security officer training in question. Midwest governors seek HSR funds.
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