The Bus Stop

At NSTA: The Bus Stop this week, join executive director Curt Macysyn, as he welcomes Jason Wilcox, physical scientist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to talk about the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA). Jason and Curt go through the details of the School Bus Rebate Program that opened on October 1st. How do bus rebates get allocated, and what's the criteria for eligibil...

Join us this week at NSTA: The Bus Stop with special guest John Barrington - director of project planning at Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) - Blue Bird Corp.  John and Curt discuss his role with the company, as well as Blue Bird's continuing quest to manufacture environmentally-friendly buses. They also dive into the ongoing growth of important safety features on school buses. You won&...

Join us at NSTA: The Bus Stop with this week's guest, Mike Martin, executive director and CEO of the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT). Mike and Curt talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected student transportation, as well as how this health crisis could affect the future of the industry. They also discuss in-person conferences, and what NAPT is doing to provide ti...

Join us at NSTA: The Bus Stop , as executive director Curt Macysyn welcomes Corey Muirhead, executive vice president of Logan Bus Company in New York. Curt and Corey discuss the status of school bus contracting in the Empire State, and they also reveal the silver lining of the COVID-19 pandemic. Only at NSTA: The Bus Stop . Support the show

tune into this week's episode of NSTA: The Bus Stop , featuring Stephanie Wilcoxson, National Account Executive, specializing in Student Transportation, from Infinit-I Workforce Solutions as well as NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. Join Stephanie as she speaks with Curt about the Infinit-I customized training platform, as well as an upcoming webinar they are hosting exclusively for NSTA...

Tune into this week's episode of NSTA: The Bus Stop , featuring Christina Chu, Public Relations Account Supervisor, and Betsy Grant-Kite, Account Director, from HMH Agency as well as NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. Join Christina and Betsy as they speak with Curt about their involvement with working with the American School Bus Council (ASBC) through promoting school bus ridership thro...

Tune into this week's episode of NSTA: The Bus Stop , featuring Richard Kelly, Esq., senior partner at RC Kelly Law Associates, as well as NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. Join Rich as he speaks with Curt about his involvement as legal counsel for NSTA, and how New Jersey litigation can be a game-changer for the industry. In addition, they touch upon the changing environment of school r...

Tune into this week's episode of NSTA: The Bus Stop , featuring Dan Kobussen, Vice President of Kobussen Buses, as well as NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. Join Dan as he talks with Curt about Kobussen Buses and his role with the company, and how Wisconsin is dealing with students returning to school. Also, they discuss Dan's role as NSTA's vice president and his involvement a...

Tune into this week's episode of NSTA: The Bus Stop , featuring Charlie Hood, Executive Director at the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS), as well as NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. Join Charlie as he talks with Curt about the STARTS Task Force, and its role in assisting to get children back into the classroom, while navigating the new n...

Tune into this week's episode of NSTA: The Bus Stop , featuring Becky Weber, Managing Director at Prime Policy Group, as well as NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. Join Becky as she talks with Curt about the C.E.R.T.S Act and the quest for contractor relief in the Coronavirus Phase 4.0 Stimulus package, currently being debated on Capitol Hill. Hear about the latest developments in Washing...

Click here to tune into this week's episode of NSTA: The Bus Stop , featuring the Tyler Technologies Kim Rentner, as well as NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. Join Kim as she talks with Curt about the new Tyler Bus Attendance application and how it can help with student ridership in a post-COVID-19 World. All this, and more, only at NSTA: The Bus Stop . Support the show

Tune into this week's episode of NSTA: The Bus Stop , featuring the Cook-Illinois Corp. John Benish Jr. President of NSTA, as well as NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. Join John for his informative talk with Curt about his first year as NSTA president and the challenges he has faced as president this year during the pandemic of COVID-19. John also shares the work that has been going on b...

Tune into this week's episode of NSTA: The Bus Stop , featuring the STARTS Task Force co-managers Jim Regan and Tim Ammon, as well as NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. Join Jim and Tim as they talk with Curt about the Task Force report development process, and how they helped cultivate industry data and information to create a report that is sure to be a useful tool for school transporta...

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Tune into this week's episode of NSTA: The Bus Stop , featuring NSTA Royalty Partner - Cintas. Join Curt Macysyn, NSTA Executive Director, as he sits down with Carly Hanna, Major Account Manager – Corporate Accounts for Cintas, to talk about the products available to NSTA Members at a discounted rate. Don't miss out on the opportunity to hear about all the products and equipment availabl...

Tune into this week's episode of NSTA: The Bus Stop . This week features NSTA Virtual Annual Meeting & Convention Keynote Speaker, Pastor A.L. Reeves. Pastor Reeves joins Curt Macysyn, NSTA Executive Director for a second time at NSTA: The Bus Stop to talk about his role as Safety Liaison to the Harford County Public Schools, and how he's incorporating the yellow bus into his outreac...

Tune into this week's episode of NSTA: The Bus Stop . This week features the Student Transportation Aligned for Return to School (STARTS) Task Force co-manager - Tim Ammon and NSTA executive director Curt Macysyn. Tim is co-owner of Decision Support Group, and he has a wealth of experience in pupil transportation. Catch Tim and Curt as they review the importance of including the school transp...

Tune in to this week's episode of NSTA: The Bus Stop - featuring NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, and National Account Manager of IC Bus Parts, Tom Polzin. Tom and Curt highlight IC Bus Parts as a member of the NSTA Royalty Partner Program, and they discuss the unique features that the programs has to support school bus contractors. Don't miss out on the opportunity to learn about...

This week's episode of NSTA's: The Bus Stop features National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Highway Safety Specialist, Kristin Rosenthal and NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. Curt and Kristin highlight the driver in-service curriculum NHTSA recently launched and the process in which school bus drivers can enroll in the program. They also review future projects NHTSA...

Be sure to catch this week's episode of NSTA: The Bus Stop - featuring Vice President of Public Policy and Government Affairs of ITS America, Tim Drake, and NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. Tune in as Curt and Tim discuss emerging developments in the 5.9 GHz "Safety Spectrum" debate. Tim outlines recent actions the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has taken to reallocat...

Tune in to this week's edition of NSTA: The Bus Stop - featuring Transfinder CEO, Tony Civitella and NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn. Join Curt and Tony as they discuss the recent National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommendations on the October 2018 Rochester, IN fatal collision, as well as routing solutions that Transfinder can provide with its customized and cutting edge sof...

Join Curt Macysyn, NSTA Executive Director, at this week's edition of NSTA: The Bus Stop. Curt sits down with Regina Phelps, Founder of EMS Solutions Inc., and author of several crisis management books. Regina discusses the potential scenarios that forecast the future of the COVID-19 pandemic, and she also outlines what we've learned about the Coronavirus and its impact on children so fa...

This week's edition of NSTA: The Bus Stop features Curt Macysyn, NSTA Executive Director, and Commercial Vehicle Training Association President and CEO, Don Lefeve. Curt and Don discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on the commercial vehicle industry, highlighting closures of State Driver's License Agencies. Learn more about a recent effort that NSTA has signed onto,that provides flexibili...

Join NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn and National Student Transportation Association (NSTA) president John Benish, Jr, as they talk about responses to the COVID-19 health crisis. John also gives his perspective, as president and COO of Cook-illinois, on what's happening with respect to the educational system in his home state, and what the future of student transportation may look like....

 Join NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn and National Association of Pupil Transportation (NAPT) Executive Director and CEO, Mike Martin, as they discuss the impact of COVID-19 on school bus operations. Listen in as Mike details the efforts his organization is taking in the wake of COVID-19, and how NAPT and NSTA are working together to educate members, and assist with return to school planning...