The Bus Stop

Join us at NSTA: The Bus Stop this week, as Curt Macysyn, NSTA Executive Director, invites Arianna Maniscalco, NSTA Member Services Coordinator to speak about the upcoming 2022 NSTA Midwinter Meeting.  Arianna outlines the full program that will be hosted at the Playa Largo Resort and Spa in Key Largo. Curt and Arianna go into detail about the full scope of networking and educational programs at t...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn is joined by Fin Livingston, General Manager of Scraper Systems - an NSTA Vendor Partner Member. Fin highlights his background and his role at Scraper Systems and provides an overview of products that Scraper Systems offers. Fin and Curt outline the importance of snow removal, as well as legal implications, for school bus contra...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Bree Allen, Senior Director of Operational Improvement, at National Express, and Chair of the NSTA Government Relations Committee, joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, to discuss the Government Relations Committee and NSTA Advocacy Team efforts. Bree highlights her industry background, as well as her recent return to the position of Government Relations Co...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop, join us for an interesting podcast, as Executive Director Curt Macysyn welcomes Jay Nemec, National Account Manager with REI - an NSTA Vendor Partner. Jay goes over his background and role at REI, as well as the products that REI offers. Jay highlights the innovative Armor Cloud Services that REI has launched and is available to school bus operators. Jay and Curt d...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Paula Heinowski and  John Benjamin co-chairs of the NSTA Awards and Meetings Committee join NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. Paula is Manager of the North Prairie Terminal for Dousman Transport in Wisconsin, and John is President of Benjamin Bus in Minnesota. Paula and John highlight their entry into student transportation and how they have evolved into thei...

For Thanksgiving week at NSTA: The Bus Stop, join us for an interesting podcast, as Executive Director Curt Macysyn welcomes Mike Kuiros, Manager of DOT Services for the Risk Management Division of Keystone Insurers Group onto the show. Mike goes over his background and training in safety, as well as his current role at Keystone. The duo highlight the importance of risk management and the benefits...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn is joined by Toby Drysdale, Owner of Salus Product Group. Toby highlights his background and the founding of Salus this past March. Toby and Curt discuss the different products Salus has to offer. Toby and Curt dive into the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on Salus. The duo discuss the various uses of Salus' produ...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Tom Polzin, National Accounts Manager- Parts, and Shane Cauble, National Accounts Manager, from IC Bus join the podcast. They engage with NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn to outline the IC Bus - Royalty Partner Program with NSTA. Shane and Tom highlight their respective backgrounds in student transportation, as well as their specific roles at IC Bus. The trio...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Patrick Dean, Vice President, at Dean Transportation, and Vice President/Secretary of NSTA, joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, to discuss the NSTA Strategic Business Plan (SBP). As chair of the SBP Committee, Patrick highlights the work on this project that started in January, and he goes through the information gathering stages of the process. Curt and...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Corey Muirhead, Executive Vice President of Logan Bus Company, joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. On the podcast, Corey talks about the challenges the industry has faced through the Return-to-School and navigating the driver shortage. Corey and Curt converse about the use of media to raise awareness for the reasons behind the driver shortage and how thes...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Kristin Rosenthal, Highway Safety Specialist, at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn to discuss National School Bus Safety Week. Kristin starts out with providing a look into her background, as well as her role at NHTSA. Kristin and Curt then discuss National Pedestrian Safety Month that nowincorp...

Fall has arrived, and this week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn is joined by Antonio Civitella, CEO of Transfinder. Antonio and Curt highlight the relationship between NSTA and Transfider, and Tony goes over the evolution of his company, with a keen focus on the Transfinder cutting edge software - RouteFinder Plus. The podcast has a heavy emphasis how new technologies c...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Jason Wilcox, Coordinator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) School Bus Rebates and State Grants, joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn to discuss the DERA program, as well as the opening of two School Bus Rebate programs. Jason starts out with providing a look into the background of DERA, and his role at EPA...

Join us this week at NSTA: The Bus Stop for an engaging conversation about student transportation, as Executive Director Curt Macysyn welcomes Rich Kelly, President and Founder of RC Kelly Law Associates onto the podcast. Rich and Curt go over the challenges regarding mask and vaccination mandates. In his role as counsel for school bus contractors, Rich highlights the concerns that operators are f...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Natalie Roe, Director Fleet, GSA and Export for Blue Bird, joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. On the podcast, Natalie talks about her extensive background in the automotive industry. Natalie and Curt converse about Blue Bird's relationship with NSTA. Natalie discusses her role on the OEM Panel at the 2021 NSTA AMC. Natalie talks about Blue Bird&apos...

This week join us at NSTA: The Bus Stop as NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn is joined by Dennis Roche, Co-Founder of Burbio - a Data Service for School and Community Life. Dennis highlights the origins of Burbio, and how they began tracking school data. They then discuss trends that are being seen this year with school closings and modified schedules due to the Delta variant, with a compariso...

This week join us at NSTA: The Bus Stop  for an engaging conversation about student transportation, as NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn welcomes Paul Osland, President of First Student onto the podcast. Paul discusses his background in student transportation, and how the company has navigated the tangible impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Paul also highlights First Student's engagement wi...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Julius Ceaser, Director of Recruiting for Cook-Illinois Corp., joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. On the podcast, Julius talks about his role with Cook-Illinois Corp, as well as the driver shortage. Julius and Curt converse about the Driver Shortage panel at the 2021 NSTA AMC. Julius talks about some unique aspects of the Cook-Illinois recruiting and ret...

Join us this week at NSTA: The Bus Stop for an engaging conversation about driver recruitment and retention with Kobussen Buses "Rah Rah" Squad leaders. Executive Director Curt Macysyn welcomes Kristen Ward, Motorcoach Dispatcher and Sales Representative and Valerie Zintz, Sales Representative at Kobussen Buses onto the podcast. Kristin and Valerie tell Curt about their beginning at Kobu...

Join us at NSTA: The Bus Stop this week, as Curt Macysyn, NSTA executive director, invites Tim Ammon, Co-owner of Decision Support Group, to speak about the current school bus driver shortage. But first Tim highlights his background, and relationships with bus contractors and school districts. Then Tim gives his observations with respect to the driver shortage nationally. Finally, the duo recap th...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Ryan Dellinger, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania School Bus Association (PSBA), joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn to discuss the current bus driver shortage affecting his state. Ryan provides a look into his background, and transition as the executive director of PSBA . Then Curt and Ryan talk about the longstanding relationship between NSTA and PS...

Coming to you live from the 2021 NSTA Annual Meeting and Convention (AMC) at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, it's a special edition of NSTA: The Bus Stop with Stephanie Wilcoxson, National Account Executive with Infinit-I. She joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, as they talk about Stephanie's background and relationship with NSTA. Stephanie talks about her experience at her firs...

Coming to you live from the 2021 NSTA Annual Meeting and Convention (AMC) at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee,it's a special edition of NSTA: The Bus Stop withRich Kelly, President and Founder of RC Kelly Law Associates. He joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, as they talk about Rich's background and relationship with NSTA. Rich then highlights portions of his presentation at AMC -...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop -  John Benish NSTA Immediate Past President COO Cook-Illinois Corp.- NSTA Immediate Past President, Carina Noble: National Express/NSTA President Carina Noble, Senior Vice President, Communications and External Affairs, join NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. On the podcast, John and Carina talk about the NSTA transition into Carina's presidency. John refl...

This week join us at NSTA: The Bus Stop for an engaging conversation about student transportation, as NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn invites Kim Rentner, Industry Engagement Consultant, at Tyler Technologies onto the podcast. Kim recounts her beginnings in student transportation, and how she became personally invested in the industry. The duo also talk about Tyler Technologies' relation...