The Bus Stop

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn welcomes a new guest Mike LaRocco, Director of School Transportation for the Indiana Department of Education and Chair of the recently held National Congress on Student Transportation (NCST). Mike begins by sharing insight into his background and how he first got involved in the student transportation field. He then covers his respo...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn welcomes first-time guest Kevin Kilner, Chief Safety Officer, Beacon Mobility. Kevin serves as NSTA Safety Competition Committee and School Bus Safety Subcommittee Co-Chair, and he shares his professional background - how he started his journey in the school transportation field, and his experience at Beacon Mobility. Kevin and Curt...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by returning guest Claire Miller, Chief Commercial Officer of First Student and a member of the NSTA Board of Directors. Claire begins by sharing her background and what inspired her to enter the school transportation industry with First Student. Claire and Curt explore the effects of daylight saving time, and the federal...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by first-time guest Bethany Bertram, President of Trobec's Bus Service and the Minnesota School Bus Operators Association (MSBOA). Bethany opens up by talking about her background—growing up in the school bus industry and how that eventually allowed her to take a leadership role at Trobec’s Bus Service and MSBOA. She...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by first-time guest Gerry Leonard, CEO of Transit Technologies. Gerry starts off by reviewing his professional background — from his start in the business world to eventually leading Transit Technologies. He discusses what inspired him to acquire companies like Bytecurve and Bushive, and he shares what were strong attracti...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by the Zenobe duo of Angela Shuck, Grant Manager and Maggie Clancy, Executive Vice President Business Development of Fleets. Maggie introduces Zenobe and their mission to make clean energy more accessible in the transportation realm, while Angela offers insight into the world of grant management for transportation projects...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by first-time guest Denis Gallagher, Jr., Senior Vice President of Operations for Student Transportation of America (STA). Denis provides information about STA and its operations, and then he highlights his legacy of being fifth generation in private contracting. He then talks about his prior experiences before beginning h...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined Rich Kelly, founder & president of RC Kelly Law Associates in Lansdale, PA. Rich serves as NSTA Counsel, and he discusses issues on the frontlines of school bus contracting that he has encountered recently. Curt and Rich talk about the current regulatory environment they are seeing in the several weeks since the change...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by first-time guest, Cherie Hime, Executive Director of the Wisconsin School Bus Association (WSBA) to close the March celebration of Women History Month on the podcast. Cherie outlines her background in the association management and how that led her to taking reins at WSBA in 2014. She talks about her day-to-day work as...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by first time guest, Shannon Sawyer, Executive Vice President of Fleet & Midwest Bus Sales for Beacon Mobility. Shannon shares her background with the common theme of transportation and how her passion for safe, efficient, and reliable for high needs transportation led her to Beacon Mobility, and she then gives us a be...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by first time guest, Jenna Fromm, CEO of Palmer Bus Service. Jenna shares her history with the yellow school bus and what brought her to the current role as Chief Executive Director. Jenna then discusses the things that she believes are important that make up a leader. And lastly, Jenna gives a piece advice to those lookin...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by  Rachel Lane, Vice President of Electrification and Sustainability of Student Transpiration of America, Rachel also serves on the NSTA Board of Directors. Rachel delves into her background and what led her to Student Transportation of America. Rachel discusses being a woman in transportation and how her background helpe...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by  Gerry Wosewick, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania School Bus Association. Gerry and Curt delve into the Under the Hood Exemption and address some common misconceptions. The duo discuss the recent transition in the PSBA Presidency. Gerry highlights the upcoming legislative session in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvani...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by  Shane Johnson, Chief Operating Officer, Palmer Bus Service, an NSTA Contractor Member and Member of the NSTA Board of Directors. Shane outlines his background and what led him to student transportation. Shane and Curt discuss the importance of working with other operators throughout the country through Associations. Sh...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by  Becky Weber, Managing Director, Prime Policy Group and NSTA Lobbyist. Becky provides updates from the first several weeks of the second Trump Administration in Washington D.C. Becky and Curt then preview the upcoming NSTA Webinar, " Capitol Hill Roundtable with Prime Policy A look at the first month under the seco...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by  Ted Thien, Vice President and General Manger of Tyler Technologies, an NSTA Vendor Partner Member. Ted outlines his background and his path to student transportation. The duo recap the recent session at the 2025 NSTA Midwinter Meeting "AI on the School Bus - What it Means Now and, In the Future" which Ted was...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by  Tony Civitella, President & CEO of Transfinder, an NSTA Vendor Partner Member. Tony recaps the recent Transfinder State of the Union and shares some highlights from the event. Tony and Curt discuss the importance of becoming an all-in-one solution for operators. The duo talk about the importance of not changing suc...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by  Miles Cole, CEO of CI Solutions - Card Integrators, a new NSTA Vendor Partner Member. Miles outlines his background and how CI Solutions became involved in student transportation. Miles and Curt discuss the benefits of tracking daily ridership and how it can improve safety. Miles then outlines how CI Solutions integrat...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by  Matt Jandrisavitz, Partner, RC Kelly Law Associates. Matt and Curt highlight the recent extension of the Under the Hood Exemption. Matt outlines some of the misconceptions that some make when considering to utilizing the Under the Hood Exemption in their operation. The duo then covered some of the recent Overtime Rule...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by  Tim Weaverling, Partner, RWR Group. Tim outlines his background and journey into the school transportation industry. Tim and Curt highlight some recent changes to the Keystone-RWR Royalty Program. Tim provides an update on the insurance market as we enter 2025. The duo discuss some important risk management strategies...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by  Ramsey Bergeron, Founder and CEO, Bergeron Well-Being, and Keynote Speaker for the upcoming 2025 NSTA Midwinter Meeting in Maui, HI. Ramsey delves into his upbringing and life experiences which shaped his world view. Curt and Ramsey discuss several events that inspired Ramsey to help others. Ramsey gives a preview of h...

Join Executive Director, Curt Macysyn for a special Holiday Edition of NSTA: The Bus Stop as Frank Girardot, Senior Communications Director with BYD | RIDE drops by for an enjoyable episode. Frank and Curt begin the episode with an update on BYD | RIDE. The duo then highlight the city of Pasadena, the Rose Bowl, and some college football talk. Frank and Curt then discuss a Christmas Story and disc...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by  Dan Kobussen, Owner of Kobussen Buses and NSTA President. The duo recap some of the highlights of the past year for NSTA. Dan and Curt discuss the return of the School Bus Driver International Safety Competition for the first time since 2019. Dan talks about the 60th Anniversary of NSTA and what the means to for the as...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by  Tim Ammon, Vice President & GM, Passenger Services, Zonar Systems. The duo highlight the findings of the Kansas loading and unloading survey. Tim shares his thoughts on how the illegal passing has reached such epidemic levels. Curt and Tim discuss the recent illegal passing reports from the National Highway Traffic...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by  Patrick Dean, President, Dean Transportation, and President-Elect of NSTA. Patrick covers some key projects being worked on by the NSTA Business Development Committee, such as the most recent Data Acquisition engagement with Spectrum Consulting Group of Michigan State University and the ongoing NSTA Tradeshow Initiativ...