National Express LLC’s Post

📚 The buses at Aspen School District carry precious cargo: 1,400 students on their way to and from school, field trips, sports, and overnight learning experiences sometimes hours away over mountainous terrain and inclement weather. It's a tough job for Reghan Mahaffey, director of transportation, and that's why she chose Motive to keep students and staff safe, while maximizing taxpayer dollars. “Now I have one solution to handle telematics, driver coaching, video and maintenance,” said Mahaffey. "Motive’s in-cab alerts have also led to fewer instances of speeding and close following distances, enhancing the safety of both drivers, students, and the community." Read more about how ASD is taking safety to the top of the class: https://ow.ly/u5Ie30sFxKC

📚 The buses at Aspen School District carry precious cargo: 1,400 students on their way to and from school, field trips, sports, and overnight learning experiences sometimes hours away over mountainous terrain and inclement weather. It's a tough job for Reghan Mahaffey, director of transportation, and that's why she chose Motive to keep students and staff safe, while maximizing taxpayer dollars. “Now I have one solution to handle telematics, driver coaching, video and maintenance,” said Mahaffey. "Motive’s in-cab alerts have also led to fewer instances of speeding and close following distances, enhancing the safety of both drivers, students, and the community." Read more about how ASD is taking safety to the top of the class: https://ow.ly/FObE30sFnrq

📚 The buses at Aspen School District carry precious cargo: 1,400 students on their way to and from school, field trips, sports, and overnight learning experiences sometimes hours away over mountainous terrain and inclement weather. It's a tough job for Reghan Mahaffey, director of transportation, and that's why she chose Motive to keep students and staff safe, while maximizing taxpayer dollars. “Now I have one solution to handle telematics, driver coaching, video and maintenance,” said Mahaffey. "Motive’s in-cab alerts have also led to fewer instances of speeding and close following distances, enhancing the safety of both drivers, students, and the community." Read more about how ASD is taking safety to the top of the class: https://ow.ly/4ELN30sFrTZ

📚 The buses at Aspen School District carry precious cargo: 1,400 students on their way to and from school, field trips, sports, and overnight learning experiences sometimes hours away over mountainous terrain and inclement weather. It's a tough job for Reghan Mahaffey, director of transportation, and that's why she chose Motive to keep students and staff safe, while maximizing taxpayer dollars. “Now I have one solution to handle telematics, driver coaching, video and maintenance,” said Mahaffey. "Motive’s in-cab alerts have also led to fewer instances of speeding and close following distances, enhancing the safety of both drivers, students, and the community." Read more about how ASD is taking safety to the top of the class: https://ow.ly/yJzM30sFpBP

Student transportation has changed over the past 22 years, but we're still driving new solutions to help you meet challenges. Watch our 10-part complimentary webinar series to hear a range of speakers discuss student transportation fleet solutions. https://ow.ly/Jtj150Q4Og2

Managing a school bus fleet means addressing a universe of various, labor-intensive tasks, each of which needs to run cost effectively. District and parent expectations are high. Ridership, funding and legislative initiatives fluctuate. And maintaining a reliable roster of bus drivers is far from simple. Download our complimentary white paper, 11 ways to do more without blowing your fleet’s budget, to learn how integrating the right smart fleet solutions and technology strategies enables your fleet to fulfill these needs. And how they can pay for themselves within a year. https://lnkd.in/gb6HYvJh

Learn how ISDs can take advantage of Motive's platform to increase efficiency and safety! 📚 The buses at Aspen School District carry precious cargo: 1,400 students on their way to and from school, field trips, sports, and overnight learning experiences sometimes hours away over mountainous terrain and inclement weather. It's a tough job for Reghan Mahaffey, director of transportation, and that's why she chose Motive to keep students and staff safe, while maximizing taxpayer dollars. “Now I have one solution to handle telematics, driver coaching, video and maintenance,” said Mahaffey. "Motive’s in-cab alerts have also led to fewer instances of speeding and close following distances, enhancing the safety of both drivers, students, and the community." Read more about how ASD is taking safety to the top of the class: https://ow.ly/OmJf30sFn6x

MAKE ROOM For Stale Green Lights: “My favorite job isn college was as Mr. Andy the school bus driver… One of the concepts that the bus driver trainers most emphasized in training for the commercial driver’s license was the Stale Green Light. When driving a 40-foot bus, an 18-ton school bus with 60 children in the back, I quickly learned just how different it was from driving anything else and just how important paying attention to and making your decision about stale green lights can be. The working definition of a stale green light is one that was green when you first saw it. So, if you made a turn onto the road or came up to the intersection and the light was already green, it is stale. That is when you must decide long before you ever press the brake or the gas pedal. A stale green, driving a bus or in life, is a decision point long before you’re forced to make a decision. You’re leaning in or you’re leaning out. You’re saying I’m gonna make it through or you’re saying I’m gonna to tap the brakes on this one. But once you decide, you have to commit to that decision. Things have cycles, and sometimes, we need to let things come to a stop that are no longer clear green. But in making that decision long before coming to the intersection of choice, we can slow our 18 tons of momentum and make sure all passengers are safe as we do. A controlled stop preserves our ability to wait for the next green and resume when the next cycle begins….” The rest of the story is on www.makeroom.fm

Starting on page 40, check out my story in School Transportation News on how electric school buses fare in cold weather. 

Did you know that LionC ⚡️ school buses not only provide cleaner air for students and drivers, they’re also a quieter ride and allow students to be more focused in the classroom? 🧑🎓 Oh, and you save up to 80% in energy costs when operating them. 💻 Learn more about the all-electric Lion school buses 🚌 here: https://ow.ly/Qr3450Sfrk9