The Bus Stop

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - David Avrin, President, The Customer Advantage Experience, and 2022 NSTA Annual Meeting and Convention Keynote Speaker, joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn for a lively podcast. David highlights his background and his journey from public relations to consulting, writing, and public speaking. David outlines the difference between customer service and the cu...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn interviews Rich Kelly Esq., President and Founder of RC Kelly Law Associates and NSTA Counsel to discuss the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean School Bus Program. The duo highlight the origins of clean school bus grants and rebates through the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA), as well as how NSTA has been a...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, interviews Kevin Mest, Senior Vice President & GM, Passenger Services with Zonar Systems. Kevin highlights his role with Zonar and his extensive background in Student Transportation. Kevin and Curt highlight the longstanding relationship between Zonar and NSTA, and they also discuss the importance of supporting school bus...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Leslie Smith, National Account Executive, Infinit-I Workforce Solutions, joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn for an instructional podcast. Leslie highlights her background and current role at Infinit-I, and then Curt and Leslie discuss the use of the Infinit-I platform for the NSTA Manufacturers, Suppliers, and Technology (MST) Committee. Leslie outlines h...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn interviews Richard Wolfington, Jr., President of Wolfington Body Company. Richard goes through the history of the company from the 19th Century to the present day operations - it's a unique story. Richard and Curt discuss trends being seen throughout the industry, and . Richard also outlines Wolfington's early school b...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, interviews Dennis Roche, Co-Founder of Burbio - a Data Tracking Service, to highlight various school-related trends being seen throughout the country. Dennis outlines the difference between the recent surge of Covid-19 closures compared to previous surges. Curt and Dennis then discuss the current state of masking policies bei...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Kim Martin, Industry Engagement Consultant at Tyler Technologies, joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn for a lively podcast. Kim and Curt discuss the return to live events and what her experiences has been at recent conferences. Kim highlights the impact of electrification on student transportation and how Tyler Technologies views the transition. Kim and Cu...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn interviews Maritza Valentin, Contract/National Account Manager of AMF Bruns . Maritza gives an overview of the different products and services that AMF Bruns offers in the Special Needs Transportation realm. Martiza and Curt discuss current trends seen within the industry, and give a preview of the upcoming NSTA Webinar, "E...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, interviews Julius Ceaser, Director of Recruiting at the Cook-Illinois Corporation to discuss driver recruitment and retention. Julius outlines his outlook from the field as he continues to recruit candidates this year. Curt and Julius discuss the most effective recruitment and retention strategies, and Julius highlights the r...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Rudd Lowry, Chief Marketing Officer at Transubro, joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn for a lively podcast. Rudd talks about Transubro's recent acquisition by Trivest Partners, and he provides an overview of Trivest Partners and what they do. Rudd also highlights the additional resources that Transubro has at its disposal since the acquisition, and ho...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, interviews Trish Reed, Vice President and General Manager at IC Bus to discuss the changing landscape of student transportation. Trish provides an overview of the current state of the school bus industry from an OEM perspective and the current trends being seen. Curt and Trish discuss the growth of interest in electric school...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn interviews Pam Reipold, Executive Vice President of Travel Kuz and President of the School Transportation Association of Massachusetts (STAM) . Pam outlines her initial memories from the family business and how she went from opening a dance studio back to student transportation. She also discusses the many changes that the indus...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, continues the celebration of Women's History Month as he invites Brooke Garcia, President and CEO at 4Seasons Transportation in Calgary to discuss special needs student transportation matters. Brooke highlights her journey in student transportation and current role with 4Seasons Transportation, where she ascended from bu...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Linda Neff, Director of the School Transportation Program at Keystone Insurers Group joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn for a lively podcast. Linda and Curt start out with an informative discussion on the impact of current economic trends in the insurance markets. Linda then highlights areas of concern that have been seen in student transportation insuran...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop , join NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn as he welcomes Carina Noble, NSTA President, and Senior Vice President of Communications and External Affairs at National Express, and Bree Allen, NSTA Government Relations Committee Chair, and Senior Director of Operational Improvement at National Express, as the celebration of Women's History Month continues. Carina...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, continues the celebration of Women's History Month as he invites Claire Miller, SVP Strategy, Business Development, Marketing and Communications at First Student to discuss student transportation matters. Claire highlights the importance of First Student's partnership with NSTA, and then the duo highlight the potent...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Women's History Month is kicked off as NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, invites Becky Weber, Managing Director of Prime Policy Group onto the Podcast. Becky provides an update on the implementation of the STOP Act which was included within the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Be...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop, join NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn as he welcomes Rich Kelly Esq., NSTA Counsel, to discuss the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) "Under the Hood" Waiver - issued on January 3, 2022. Rich provides clarity on the specifics of what this waiver does to remove a major barrier of entry for school bus drivers candidates. Rich and Curt h...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - GP Singh, Founder and CEO of ByteCurve joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn for a lively podcast. GP outlines his background and his journey into the world of student transportation, and he also highlights the importance of dispatch and payroll solutions for school bus contractors. The duo discuss how ByteCurve makes these tasks easier for operators, and th...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - James Davis, Product Management Director - Passenger Transportation Programs at National Interstate Insurance Company joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn to provide an update on insurance market trends. James outlines his background and role at National Interstate, and he then covers some of the factors contributing to current market trends in the industry...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn is joined by Michael Hinckley, President and CEO of busHive - an NSTA Vendor Partner Member. Michael outlines his journey from math teacher to software developer to President/CEO of the company. Michael highlights busHive's origins helping school districts in keeping up-to-date with Federal and State rules and regulations,...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop, join us for a timely and informative podcast, as Executive Director Curt Macysyn welcomes Ryan Dellinger, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania School Bus Association (PSBA) to discuss the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Entry-Level Driver Training Requirements (ELDT). Ryan and Curt discuss changes that are coming to the CDL process with ELDT g...

Join us at NSTA: The Bus Stop , as Curt Macysyn, NSTA Executive Director, calls upon Rich Kelly, Esq., President and Founder of RC Kelly Law Associates, and NSTA Counsel, to speak about the recent Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruling on the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on the employer Covid-19 vaccine mandate from January 13,...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn is joined by Dennis Roche, Co-Founder of Burbio - a Data Service for School and Community Life.  Dennis discusses the latest trends in school closures, due to the surge of the Covid-19 Omicron variant. Dennis and Curt engage about the various testing strategies that districts are implementing, and why school closures have been m...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Neil Hoskins and Dheer Kakulavaram, Senior Consultants for the Spectrum Consulting Group (SCG) out of Michigan State University join NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn to discuss the NSTA Business Development Committee's - Private Market Share Data Acquisition Project that was conducted in the fall 2021. Neil and Dheer outline their personal backgrounds, a...