The Bus Stop

This week we air a special edition of NSTA: The Bus Stop - as the podcast celebrates its third anniversary! NSTA Executive Director Curt Macysyn is joined by Carina Noble, Senior Vice President of Communications and External Affairs, National Express, and NSTA President. After Carina recounts her fondest memories from three years of NSTA: The Bus Stop , she turns the tables on Curt and takes over...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn interviews Shawn McGlinchey, Vice President of Risk Management, Krapf School Bus and President of the Pennsylvania School Bus Association, as part of the August Driver Shortage Series. Shawn outlines his background and his journey from the insurance industry to school transportation, as well as his role at Krapf School Bus, and...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Kim Martin, Industry Engagement Consultant with Tyler Technologies joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn for a lively podcast. Kim recaps the "Driver Shortage? How Technology Can Help!" session from the 2022 NSTA Annual Meeting and Convention. Kim then highlights solutions that Tyler Technologies has been developing to better support drivers, and s...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Brooke Garcia, CEO of 4Seasons Transportation  joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn for a lively podcast. Brooke outlines her journey from School Bus Driver to CEO with 4Seasons. She then recaps the panel "Evolving Trends in Special Needs Transportation", which she participated in at the 2022 NSTA Annual Meeting and Convention. Curt and Brooke the...

NSTA: The Bus Stop LIVE this week from Niagara Falls  - with Executive Director Curt Macysyn and  Frank Girardot, Senior Communications Director of BYD Motors . Frank outlines his background in journalism and the path that led him to BYD Motors and student transportation. Frank highlights BYD's history in the electric vehicle industry and their entry into pupil transportation. Frank and Curt...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn interviews Frank Gazeley, Sales Consultant with Transfinder, an NSTA Vendor Partner member. Frank outlines his background in student transportation, as well as his role at Transfinder. Frank and Curt highlight pressing issues being seen throughout the industry and how technology can help alleviate them. Frank goes over different...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop - Corey Muirhead, Executive Vice President of Logan Bus Company  joins NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn for a lively podcast. Corey provides some insight to Logan's operation of electric school buses. Corey and Curt discuss some of the obstacles that Corey has faced during his his initial electrification efforts. The duo then outline some of the considerat...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn interviews Patrick Dean, Vice President of Dean Transportation and co-chair of the NSTA Business Development Committee, to discuss the 2021 Private Market Share - Data Acquisition Project. Patrick outlines the origins of the project and recaps the first two iterations of the initiative. Patrick and Curt then highlight the relati...

This week at NSTA: The Bus Stop NSTA Executive Director, Curt Macysyn interviews Wes Platt, Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet. Wes dives into his background and role at School Bus Fleet. Wes and Curt discuss School Bus Fleet's role as the exclusive media partner for the 2022 NSTA Annual Meeting and Convention. The duo highlight trends being seen in the industry such as electrification, dri...

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...