FMCSA and TSA give updates on mask rules at UMA Town Hall
As cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant continue to rise, the federal government is stressing the importance of wearing a mask to slow the spread…
Disney World: Masks, mandates and that magical experience
In May, Walt Disney World was among the first businesses to let visitors take off their masks while outdoors. Additionally, social distancing was reduced to…
TSA provides clarification on new mask mandate and security directive
Confused about the Transportation Security Administration’s new mask mandate and transportation?
TSA’s David Cooper joined the United Motorcoach Association Town Hall on…
FMCSA extends waivers for COVID-19 national emergency
Washington, DC – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has granted waivers permitting (but not requiring) states to extend the validity of commercial driver’s…
Operators reconfigure buses to help during COVID-19 crisis
Timi’s Tours’ Jack Kaufman among first responders to get COVID-19 vaccine
Jack Kaufman recently rolled up his sleeve to take the COVID-19 vaccine. He’ll follow up that first dose on Jan. 5 with a second on…
School bus drivers could be among first vaccine recipients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that frontline essential workers and all adults over the age of 75, both…
NSTA seeks high-priority, COVID-19 vaccine classification for school bus drivers
The National School Transportation Association (NSTA), which represents the interests of private school bus contractors, is urging that school bus drivers…
Student transporters face challenges in keeping buses clean, safe amid COVID-19
With New York City Public School starting its new school year on Monday, all students are now back in class — either online or in…
Remote learning due to COVID-19 leading to layoffs of school bus drivers
Seemingly like most everything else when it comes to addressing the new novel coronavirus, the fate of whether school bus drivers stay on district or…