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THE LATEST ON THE PUPIL TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY

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Get Routing Support for Summer and the New School Year

School districts gearing up for summer school and the 2024–25 academic year can get much-needed support from School Bus Logistics (SBL). We offer both offsite and onsite support to get students advanced to the next grade and assigned to new routes.

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How to Prepare Your School Bus Routes for Winter Weather

Expert advice on how to create snow routes for school bus transportation, from assessing the quality of roads to creating central drop-off locations. School Bus Logistics offers snow-planning services to take the burden off schools and districts.

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Emma Bryant Emma Bryant

Is Your School Transportation Department Evolving with Electric Vehicles?

School districts are increasingly recognizing the importance of adopting sustainable practices, especially in transportation. While electric vehicles (EVs) are a great environmentally-friendly alternative, they can also lead to cost savings down the road. If your school district is considering making the switch to electric, don’t be daunted — we’re here to help.

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SBL Has Added Four New Team Members

We’re thrilled to have these new team members who will continue our mission in helping school districts optimize routing in order to aid in budgetary efficiencies and the safe transportation of school children.

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Hybrid School Models and How They Affect Transportation

It feels like there are no good answers to the situation we find ourselves in these days, and schools are feeling this particularly hard. While the health and safety of students will always be the number one priority, the responsibility to

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Fall Reopening: The Word on the Street

We’re all aware that we won’t be returning to life as usual anytime soon—and that includes the way we educate students. While there are still many unknowns, districts are seeing increasing hesitance by parents to return to the way things were.

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Routing From Home is Possible

With the ongoing school closures and impact of COVID-19, it looks like most districts won’t be returning to the classrooms this school year. However, with talks of the country beginning to reopen in the upcoming months, many schools are beginning

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Concerned You May be Facing a Driver Shortage?

It’s a story the industry has been flooded with the past few years—driver shortages and retention. With COVID-19 affecting the nation, there’s additional concern from districts that drivers may attempt to find other jobs and not return once schools are reopened.

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We've Added New Staff!

Our three new staff members will help to bring on more clients and provide them with the personalized route management SBL is known for. The hires include Scott French, transportation consultant, Jim Bergeron, route logistics specialist, and Barbara Reyes, route logistics manager.

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