APRIL 13, 2023

2023 MA SCHOOL BUS DRIVER SAFETY COMPETITION!,

MA –THE 2023 SCHOOL BUS DRIVER SAFETY COMPETITION, May 6, 2023, at Bristol Community College, Fall River.

We are happy to announce that the Annual Massachusetts School Bus Driver Safety Competition will be held for the first time since COVID. We have invited many members of the state government and others to publicly thank the school bus drivers for their safe driving records and their dedication to transporting our precious cargo to school safely.

We invite the members of the press to attend and publicize this event that promotes school bus driver safety and honors our valuable safe school bus drivers throughout the state.  Winners will receive prizes and trophies.  Governor Healey is issuing citations to our driver’s who were nominated for meeting their milestones driving our students to school for many years without a preventable accident. The press is invited to partake of the barbecue lunch.

With the ongoing school bus driver shortage.  We encourage more to apply to become a school bus driver and have a share in facilitating the education of our students in Massachusetts. The benefits of the job are many, including high pay. Training is provided and often paid.  An easy online application is found at: https://www.schoolbus.org/school-bus-driver-application-ma/

We encourage any business to purchase a sponsorship to support this event by clicking here: https://schoolbus.eventsmart.com/events/2023-stam-roadeo-sponsorship/

For more information, please contact me.  Thanks for your consideration.  We hope you will attend this very important event.

Thomas Hamilton
Executive Director, School Transportation Assoc. of MA

508-378-0440
Stamschoolbus@outlook.com

January 26, 2023

Boston, MA – STAM will be holding the Annual Massachusetts School Bus Driver Safety Competition on May 6th, 2023 at Bristol Community College in Fall River.

Register at SchoolBus.org

Participants: We are looking for yellow school bus drivers to participate.   Drivers qualify to compete if they have had no preventable accidents driving the school bus within the past year. There will be a written examination and a skills course to include: Height Judgement, Riding Judge, Back-Up Test, Curb Line, Stop Line, Diminishing Clearance, Student Loading, Right Turn, Straight Line, Offset Alley, Back-Up Alley and Railroad Crossing. The entrance fee is $50.

Nominate a Safe Driver: We will also present the MASSACHUSETTS SAFE SCHOOL BUS DRIVER AWARDS at the School Bus Driver Safety Competition. We will present each Safe Driver with a certificate for their number of years of safe driving!  Employers and school districts are invited to nominate any Massachusetts school bus drivers who qualify for awards based on the accident-free intervals stated above. (Milestone years of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30.)

We need volunteers to be judges: We have a need for volunteers to be judges. 

Sponsors: We have some great advertising opportunities for sponsors.

Judges and participants are invited to bring their families.  A continental breakfast and a barbecue lunch will be provided.

Registration for participants, judges, sponsors and safe driver nominations can be found at schoolbus.org.

October 18, 2022

National School Bus Safety Week

Boston, MA –National School Bus Safety Week is celebrated annually during the third full week of October. This year, we are celebrating from October 17 – October 21, 2022. 

All week will be sharing helpful school bus safety tips, but we also want to highlight the fantastic drivers across our country who are an integral part of our educational system.This event serves as a great way to bring together school bus operators, students, parents, educators, motorists, and anyone else interested in school bus safety to raise awareness on the importance of school bus safety.

Below are some school media images for you to use and/or you can “repost” STAM & NSTAs social media during the week! Together lets raise awareness for school bus safety!
 

December 31, 2021

 
Concerns with the recent spike of COVID-19 cases to have a major impact on the school transportation industry after the holidays


Boston, MA – With the recent spike of COVID, the increase in quarantine rates, and the challenges presented by the new variants of the virus, we anticipate a major impact on school transportation after the holidays. While the industry is already struggling with a national driver shortage and barely managing to service all the required runs with the drivers we currently have, we are concerned that we will not be able to provide the required transportation service if the COVID cases continue to increase and impact our workforce. Transportation providers across the Commonwealth have been diligently trying to attract potential school bus drivers, but recruitment efforts are not yielding the necessary numbers to fill open routes. The spike in COVID cases has compounded the situation, which has slowed hiring and placed many on quarantine. It will be impossible to achieve full-service levels after the holidays if the infection rate climbs even the smallest percent.. As we continue to monitor the trends and data from the state health department and U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention Control, communication to our customers, parents, and the communities we serve is imperative to work together to be prepared and discuss temporary solutions.
 
 

Pam Reipold
President
413-863-2595 ext. 122
pam@travelkuz.com