The Bus Stop

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn interviews Sasha Pejcic, Managing Partner, BetterFleet, a new NSTA Vendor Partner. Sasha outlines his career path from finance to transportation. The duo discuss lessons learned from the transit industry's electrification efforts. Sasha highlights the importance of flexibly as fleets begin to electrify. Student transportat...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop -  NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn interviews Clint Bryer, Director of School Bus Sales and Haylee Read, Account Executive - Student Transportation, both of Safety Vision, an NSTA Vendor Partner Member.   Clint and Haylee highlight Safety Vision and the products and services they provide. Haylee recaps the "Cameras can be your Friend - NTSB Meigs, TN Crash...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop -  NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn interviews Ronna Weber, Executive Director of the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS).  Ronna outlines her background and NASDPTS. Curt and Ronna highlight the return of the NASDPTS Illegal Passing Survey. The duo then recap the 2022 NASDPTS Conference. Student transportation prof...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop -  NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by Ryan Gray, Editor-in-Chief, School Transportation News. Ryan and Curt recap the 2023 NSTA Midwinter Meeting, which took place from January 22-25th in San Diego, CA. The duo highlight the illegal passing and electric school bus panels from the event. Ryan outlines the changes he's seen in his nearly 20 years c...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - a special live episode of the podcast from the 2023 NSTA Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, California. Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined Tony Civitella, President and CEO of Transfinder. Tony recaps his experience at the 2023 NSTA Midwinter Meeting and his role in the "Putting a Stop (arm) to Illegal Passing Panel. The duo outline importance of student...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop -  NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn interviews Tim Haywood, Sales Director, of Greentech an air purification company. Tim outlines the benefits of air purification on school buses. Tim highlights a recent study on the impact that Greentech's air purification technology has. The duo then discuss how air purification can help alleviate driver shortages.  Stud...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop -  NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn interviews Geo Murickan, President and CEO, and Scott Bradley, Director of Sales and Strategic Partnerships, both of Pioneer Power Mobility.   Scott and Geo outline the mobile charging solutions that Pioneer Power offers. The group discusses how propane became the fuel of choice for the mobile chargers. The trio outlines the b...

Ring in the New Year at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director, Curt Macysyn interviews  Mike Martucci, New York State Senator 42nd District, Former Owner of Quality Bus Service. Mike recaps his journey into the political realm from yellow bus. Curt and Mike outline the driver shortage and its intersection with government. Finally, the duo discuss strategies to build relationships with elected of...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - a special episode of, which features questions from NSTA: The Bus Stop listeners.  Join NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn as he and producer, Alec Petrillo answer questions from our listeners. Topics range from the biggest NSTA accomplishments of the past year to presidential history, and predictions for this weekend's College Football Playoff matchups. P...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop -  NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn interviews A.J. Brummel and Rachel Wu, Project Managers with the Spectrum Consulting Group of Michigan State University.  A.J. and Rachel outline the 2022 engagement with NSTA and provide insight on the scope of the project. The duo highlight what the team learned through this year's engagement. A.J. and Rachel then outli...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined Rich Kelly, Esq. President and Founder of RC Kelly Law Associates and NSTA Counsel. Curt and Rich discuss piece rate pay and hourly pay. Rich delves into the benefits of pay by the run opposed to by the hour. The duo outline important minimum wage laws that contractors should be aware of. Become a subscriber and listen to...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Steve Kelley,   Chief Commercial Officer, of In-Charge Energy, a new NSTA Vendor Partner,  joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn for a lively podcast. Steve recaps his presentation from the 2022 NSTA Fall Conference. Steve and Curt then discuss the importance of smart charging and flexible charging infrastructure. The duo delve into important considerations...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop -  NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by Tom Hamilton, Executive Director of the School Transportation Association of Massachusetts (STAM). Tom outlines his background and provides an overview of STAM. Tom and Curt outline the political impacts of the recent elections on STAM. The duo highlight some initiatives that STAM is currently working on in the le...

A special episode this week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by industry stalwart, John Elliott, Sr., CEO Emeritus of National Express. John outlines his start in student transportation, as well as his journey through 52 years of experience with the yellow bus. John and Curt chat about the many changes in the industry over the years. Finally, the duo highlight the...

This week on   NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn interviews Becky Weber, Managing Director, of Prime Policy Group. Becky and Curt highlight the impact of the recent 2022 Midterm Elections. The duo outlines the impact of split ticket voters on the races. Finally, Becky and Curt delve into the policy impacts that Midterms had on NSTA priorities.  Plenty of information to go al...

This week on a special edition of   NSTA: The Bus Stop Live   NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn interviews Tony Civitella, President and CEO of Transfinder, an NSTA Vendor Partner. Tony and Curt discuss the impact of the electric school bus transition on the industry. They highlight strategies that contractors are using to address the driver shortage. They then delve into the response of trans...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn interviews Linda Neff, Director of the School Transportation Program with Keystone Insurers Group, an NSTA Royalty Partner. Linda and Curt discuss the recent Catalytic Converter Theft Webinar, which Linda participated in.  Linda outlines the impact of inflation on the insurance market. The duo delve into impact that the driver s...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop -  NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by Sue Gander, Director of the Electric School Bus Initiative with the World Resources Institute. Sue and Curt discuss the Electric School Bus Initiative and their goals. The duo delves into the challenges of electrification of the nation's school bus fleet. Sue then highlights the importance of workforce develo...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop -  NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by Michelle Atwell, Chief, Safety Countermeasures Division, Office of Safety Programs National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to discuss about National School Bus Safety Week. Michelle outlines National Pedestrian Safety Month. Michelle and Curt then discuss the...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn interviews Dennis Roche, Co-Founder of Burbio - a school data tracker. Dennis outlines trends being seen across the country during the back-to-school period. Dennis provides an update on remote and hybrid learning. Dennis then highlights spending trends as they relate to staffing shortages. The duo discuss patterns in school enr...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop -  NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by Todd Koca, President and CEO of CrownSource, a new NSTA Royalty Partner. Todd outlines his background and role with CrownSource. Curt and Todd discuss the supply chain uncertainties that are facing operators. Finally, Todd explains how CrownSource can simplify fleet management. Student transportation professionals...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Rich Kelly, Esq.  President and Founder of RC Kelly Law Associates and NSTA Counsel,  joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn for a lively podcast. Rich covers some back-to-school trends that he's been hearing about. Rich and Curt highlight the importance of developing relationships with your local police. Lastly, the group talks about the Phillies final...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn interviews James Davis, Product Management Director - Passenger Transportation Programs, of National Interstate Insurance Company. James highlights important aspects of the back-to-school period that contractors should be paying attention to. James then provides some tips relating to risk management for electric school buses. Fi...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop -  NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by Industry veteran, former Thomas Built Buses representative, and current National Sales Manger at United Safety and Survivability Corporation, Ken Hedgecock. Ken outlines his background and how yellow bus has impacted him since he was a child. Ken covers the changes he's seen in the industry throughout his car...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Nick Vallone, Executive Vice President, Rolling V Bus Corp., and President of the New York School Bus Contractors Association (NYSBCA) joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn for a lively podcast. Nick provides a look into his background, and his experiences growing up in the school bus industry. Nick then highlights his role as President of the NYCBCA. Nick a...