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Safety Cornerby Louie MaielloMay 14, 2019

Are your instructors cut out for the job of training bus drivers?

The importance of a solid instructional staff should not be taken lightly. A weak, inconsistent instructor will produce a weak, inconsistent student.

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Newsby StaffMay 8, 2019

NJ TRANSIT graduates set to help fill locomotive engineer gap

The 12 trainees completed the 24 weeks of formal classroom instruction and passed extensive testing.

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ArticlesMay 7, 2019

How Operators Can Better Recruit, Retain Drivers

As the industry continues to struggle to identify and keep qualified drivers onboard, retaining the drivers that are already at an operation could often be an overlooked remedy.   

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Newsby StaffApril 29, 2019

Apply now for the 2019 Transit Maintenance Director of the Year Awards

Apply now for METRO's Transit Maintenance Director of the Year.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2019

SacRT among agencies recognized with TSA's Gold Standard Award

The recognition goes to agencies that achieve top scores during an annual review of 17 categories.

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Transit Dispatchesby Heather RedfernMarch 26, 2019

'Going to School' to Cultivate the Next Generation of Transit Employees

To help mitigate the effects of a potential workforce shortage, SEPTA is taking its recruitment efforts to the next generation, reaching out to students about careers in transportation.

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ArticlesFebruary 19, 2019

How to Prevent Driver Assaults

Vehicle operators must be given all of the tools necessary to both understand customers and de-escalate intense situations.

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ArticlesFebruary 18, 2019

Barons Bus Taps Generations of Know-How to Grow

The operation was recently named METRO’s Motorcoach Operator of the Year.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2018

ABA partners to bring Busworld Academy to 2020 Marketplace

This is the first time Busworld Academy will be offered in the U.S., in conjunction with another association’s existing program.

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ArticlesNovember 13, 2018

Empowering Employees Key for Top Maintenance Directors

Former DART VP, Maintenance, Michael Hubbell and Big Blue Bus’s Getty Modica took home the inaugural Maintenance Director of the Year Awards at BusCon 2018.

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