The Bus Stop

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

- 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....

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...

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...

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...

Join NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, as he speaks with Tim Drake, VP of Public Policy for the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America). Tune in to listen to the challenges facing the transportation industry, particularly the proposed reallocation of 45 MHz of the 5.9 GHz band designated for transportation safety, by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Hear more a...

Join NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, as he speaks with NSTA contractor member and owner and operator of Hilton Bus, LLC, David Zickafoose (Camden, DE). Curt and David highlight David's participation on the 2020 NSTA Midwinter Meeting Fleet Maintenance Panel Presentation . David also highlights his unique path to becoming a school transportation company owner and operator, and how his e...

Join NSTA Business Development Committee (BDC) Co-Chair, Patrick Dean, as he talks about his family business, Dean Transportation. In addition, Patrick highlights his role as the Vice President of Business Development for Dean. Listen in, as Curt Macysyn, NSTA Executive Director, as he and Patrick also review the 2020 NSTA Midwinter Meeting presentation on the School Bus Data Acquisition project a...

Join Curt Macysyn, NSTA Executive Director, as he speaks with the Director of School Transportation for Keystone Insurers Group, Linda Neff. Take a moment to hear about Linda's background in school transportation insurance, and learn how you can save money on your insurance underwriting. Be sure to catch Linda and Curt at The Bus Stop this week!  Support the show

Join Curt Macysyn, NSTA Executive Director, as he speaks with TranSubro Founder, Kevin Lowry. Tune in to hear about Kevin's background as a retired police chief and attorney, as well as the interworking of - TranSubro. He also highlights his sponsorship of the School Bus Driver International Safety Competition scholarship program. Be sure to catch Kevin and Curt at NSTA's The Bus Stop th...

Join 2020 NSTA Midwinter Meeting - Fleet Maintenance Technology Panelist, Michael Harrison from Fleetio. Be sure to catch Curt Macysyn, NSTA Executive Director, as he highlights Fleetio as one of NSTA's newest vendor members. Listen in as Michael discusses the evolution of fleet maintenance, and how Fleetio tries to stay in forefront of developing new technologies. Support the show

Join NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, as he sits down with the Pennsylvania School Bus Association (PSBA) Executive Director, Mike Berk. Learn about how PSBA unique cause, the ERIC Project, which seeks to assist special needs students in emergency scenarios. Tune in to hear more about the 2020 Bus-In and the 2020 Annual Meeting and Convention and 2020 School Bus Driver International Safety C...

This week's episode marks The Bus Stop's twentieth episode, and features U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (IN-2). NSTA could think of no better guest than Rep. Walorski, to ring in the twentieth episode! Join Rep. Walorski as she speaks with NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, about her unique path to U.S. Congress, her experience serving at the State level and how that shaped her...

This week's featured guest is the Keynote Speaker for NSTA's Midwinter Meeting - Tim Moore of Generational Insights. Join Curt Macysyn, NSTA Executive Director, as he speaks with Tim about his experience at several Fortune 500 Companies, and how that has shaped his outlook on the workplace. Curt and Tim also preview the Keynote Session - Five Generations in the Workforce - and how to har...

Featured this week is NSTA Royalty Partner Program - Rich Kelly of RC Kelly Law Associates, LLC (RCKLA). Join NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, and RCKLA Senior Partner and Founder, Rich Kelly, Esq., as they discuss Rich's unique background and the niche legal expertise RCKLA provides its clients. Learn all about the FREE legal advice NSTA contractor members are entitled to under NSTA&ap...

Being featured on this week's episode of NSTA’s official podcast - The Bus Stop - is Thomas Built Buses' President and CEO, Caley Edgerly. Caley joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, as they highlight Thomas Built Buses' newest electrical edition, "Jouley." Tune in to hear the scoop on the origins of Jouley's name, as well as other exciting news from Thomas Bui...

This week's episode of NSTA’s The Bus Stop , features NSTA Vendor Partner, Transportant, and their CEO and Co-Founder, John Styers. Join NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, as he and John discuss the development of Transportant, the importance of routing software in today's transportation industry, and the future of routing technology. Be sure to catch John and Curt at The Bus Stop th...

This week's episode of NSTA’s official podcast - The Bus Stop - features NSTA Vendor Partner, Dan Starr from TeamConnect. Join NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, as he and Dan discuss Dan's background in communications and push-to-talk systems. Learn all about the easy integration of push-to-talk wireless communications across your operating locations. Make sure you catch Dan and Cur...

This week's episode of NSTA's The Bus Stop features Kim Rentner, Industry Engagement Consultant for Tyler Technologies. Join NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn, as he talks with Kim about Tyler Technologies' new tablet solutions, her background in pupil transportation, and her role in the upcoming 2020 Midwinter Meeting - Fleet Maintenance Panel. Support the show

This week's episode is unique in that NSTA is featuring not just one, but two guests from Spectrum Consulting Group: Senior Consultants, Tyler Kramer and Andrew Marquardt. Join NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn, Andrew, and Tyler as they discuss the NSTA Business Development Committee's Data Acquisition Project, which Spectrum is currently heading up. Tyler and Andrew also discuss the...

This week's episode features Safe Fleet's Vice President of School Bus, Chris Akiyama. Chris and Curt provide listeners with an overview of Safe Fleet and its partnership with Seon, Chris's background, and the vast safety technologies Safe Fleet deploys to make the safest form of transportation even safer.  Support the show