More than $140,000 in smart fleet management hardware will be awarded to school districts in California, Indiana, Colorado, Montana, Michigan, and Ohio.
Bruce Landsberg discusses recurring as well as new safety issues brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the agency’s recommendations.
NAPT ACTS! is the school transportation component of a streaming service that the association has created with the Center for Effective School Operations.
Winners will receive up to $50,000 worth of Zonar fleet management technology.
The National Association for Pupil Transportation learns from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that it has not completed the Entry Level Driver Training registry due to technical issues. NAPT expects the ELDT deadline to be delayed.
As projects and concepts for autonomous school vehicles move forward, they gather data on use and performance. Pupil transportation leaders see a long road with some hurdles, but remain open to potential benefits.
Tragic incidents cause us to rethink everything we do and double down on measures we believe will make the system even safer.
The NAPT Summit will feature a security training exercise with law enforcement officers providing instruction and simulating security threats that could occur in pupil transportation.
If FMCSA decides to include the “S” endorsement requirements in a new federal mandate for entry-level commercial drivers, NAPT asks that states already meeting or exceeding the proposed requirements be exempt.
Over the years, the National Transportation Safety Board has become the gold standard for safety recommendations that should be taken to heart, and the agency’s vice chairman, Christopher Hart, is among its best keepers of the flame. There was much to be learned from his excellent presentation at the NAPT Summit in Memphis, Tenn., in October.
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