National School Transportation Association

The Bus Stop

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Your one stop shop for all things NSTA and school transportation industry. Check back for new content being added weekly. The National School Transportation Association (NSTA) provides “The Bus Stop” podcast as a public service, but it is neither a legal interpretation nor a statement of NSTA policy. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by NSTA. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. NSTA encourages interested parties to circul...

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Oct 28, 2026

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Prime Policy Group | Becky Weber, Managing Director 05.08.2020

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...

Tyler Bus Attendance | Kim Rentner, Tyler Technologies 29.07.2020

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

Cook-Illinois Corp. | John Benish, Jr., Chief Operating Officer 22.07.2020

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...

STARTS Task Force | Tim Ammon and Jim Regan, Co-Consultants 14.07.2020

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...

Busing on the Lookout | Lexi Higgins, Program Specialist 07.07.2020

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Cintas Corporation | Carly Hanna, Major Account Manager – Corporate Accounts 30.06.2020

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...

2020 NSTA Virtual AMC Keynote Speaker | Pastor A.L. Reeves, Safety Liaison, Hartford County Public Schools 24.06.2020

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...

STARTS Task Force | Tim Ammon, Co-Founder Decision Support Group 17.06.2020

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...

IC Parts Program | Tom Polzin, National Accounts Manager 10.06.2020

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...

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Kristin Rosenthal, Highway Safety Specialist 02.06.2020

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...

ITS America - 2 | Tim Drake, Vice President of Public Policy & Government Affairs 26.05.2020

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...

Transfinder | Tony Civitella, CEO 20.05.2020

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...

COVID-19 Bulletin 3 | Regina Phelps 13.05.2020

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...

Commercial Vehicle Training Association | Don Lefeve, President & CEO 05.05.2020

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...

Cook-Illinois Corp. | John Benish, President and COO 29.04.2020

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....

National Association of Pupil Transportation - Mike Martin, Executive Director and CEO 22.04.2020

 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...

RC Kelly Law Associates | Rich Kelly, Esq., Senior Partner 15.04.2020

Join NSTA Royalty Partner Program member, Rich Kelly, Esq., Senior Partner of RC Kelly Law Associates, and NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn at NSTA: The Bus Stop this week. Rich and Curt discuss the NSTA Business Counsel Program (BCP), which provides free legal counsel to NSTA members, as well as how BCP can help contractors with contracts and interim agreements during the COVID-19 health cri...

Logan Bus | Corey Muirhead, Executive Vice President 07.04.2020

Join NSTA: The Bus Stop with special guest Corey Muirhead, Executive Vice President of Logan Bus Co. and President of the New York School Bus Contractors Association. NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn and Corey review the current state of affairs for private school bus contractors in New York state. What steps have been taken by NYSBCA? And what future actions are planned to get relief for pri...

COVID-19 Bulletin 2 | Regina Phelps, Emergency Management & Safety Solutions Founder 01.04.2020

Join NSTA: The Bus Stop - with the COVID-19 health crisis sweeping the nation, join us for an important podcast. NSTA executive director, Curt Macysyn, welcomes Regina Phelps, founder of Emergency Management and Safety Solutions. Regina is an international expert on crisis management and provides an update on the spread of coronavirus, as well as input on what the pandemic means for business in th...

First Student | Paul Osland, President 20.03.2020

Join Paul Osland, President of First Student, and NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, on a special edition of NSTA: The Bus Stop this week! Paul and Curt discuss the dramatic effect that COVID-19 has had on private school bus contractors around the country. What are some of the impacts that Paul and First Student have seen so far, and what can private operators do to get through these turbulent...

U.S. Senator Todd Young (IN) 17.03.2020

Join The STOP for School Buses Act (S.1254) co-sponsor - U.S. Senator Todd Young (IN), and NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, at NSTA: The Bus Stop this week! Curt and Senator Young discuss his unique path to elected office. Senator Young grew up in Indiana, worked hard in the classroom, in sports, and he even mopped floors at the family business after school. His hard work led to an appointme...

COVID-19 Bulletin | Regina Phelps, Emergency Management & Safety Solutions Founder 09.03.2020

- Special Edition | Early Release - Join NSTA at The Bus Stop for this timely and critical podcast with the founder of Emergency Management & Safety Solutions, Regina Phelps. Regina is a recognized global leader in crisis management specifically, exercise design. NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, sits down with Regina to discuss emergency preparedness in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak....

ROUSH CleanTech | Ryan Zic, VP of School Bus Sales 25.02.2020

Meet us at NSTA: The Bus Stop to join Curt Macysyn, NSTA Executive Director, and Ryan Zic, Vice President of School Bus Sales at ROUSH CleanTech. Ryan and Curt talk about the ROUSH team, and then dive into what it takes to transition to propane-powered school buses. Are there benefits for contractors to switch to propane? What are the future power sources for school buses, as we transition to a gr...

Pastor Al Reeves 25.02.2020

Join Curt Macysyn, NSTA Executive Director, and Pastor Alfred Reeves, Founder and Director, of boys 2 MEN, and School Safety Liaison at Harford County (MD) Public Schools, at NSTA: The Bus Stop . Stop by to hear about Pastor Reeves' journey in school transportation, as well as his longstanding commitment to empowering young men. Learn about his partnership with the American School Bus Council...

Logan Bus | Corey Muirhead, Executive Vice President 17.02.2020

Join Corey Muirhead, Executive Vice President of Logan Bus Company, and Curt Macysyn, Executive Director of NSTA at the NSTA's official podcast - The Bus Stop . Curt and Corey discuss Logan Bus Company and their exciting new electric infrastructure, as well as Corey's path to his current leadership role. Also hear about Corey's work as New York School Bus Contractors Association Pre...

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