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Electric buses can be a great way to care for your students, their communities, and our environment, but it is far more complicated than just buying a bus and plugging it into the wall. It involves a multitude of steps and stakeholders. School districts that are thinking about adding electric school buses to their fleets […]

School districts across the country are navigating the complexities of school bus electrification. The process requires expertise in many areas like grant writing and funding, utility power and supply, vehicle and charger selection, and designing and installing infrastructure. We sat down with Kevin Matthews, Head of Electrification for First Student to discuss some of the […]

Electric school buses provide a unique set of benefits to students: Decreases exposure to pollutants that cause asthma Reduce exposure and lessens repeated exposure to air pollution from school buses which can increase the risk of developing asthma and pneumonia and other health concerns – Source: Chicago Policy Review and U.S. PIRG Education Fund Protects […]

SAN DIEGO – The National Safety Council (NSC) presented Darryl Hill, senior vice president of safety for First Student, with its 2019 Distinguished Service to Safety Award, the highest NSC honor given to an individual safety professional. The award recognizes outstanding service in the field of safety and health. Six individuals received the award this year. […]

Since 2019, First Student has deployed over 230 electric school buses and now we are proud to announce that we have reached another major milestone by driving one million electric miles.   “As the leader in school bus electrification, completing our first one million miles showcases the immediate impact of our efforts to fuel a clean, […]

CINCINNATI — In one of the largest fleet purchase deals the school bus industry has ever seen, First Student, Inc., North America’s leader in student transportation and subsidiary of First Student, has signed an agreement for IC Bus, LLC to supply CE Series school buses through 2010, with further options to purchase additional buses through 2012. Including […]

Electric school buses provide a unique set of benefits to your district, from cleaner, healthier air for your students and communities to the environment by decreasing your carbon footprint and providing zero emissions at the vehicle level.  Protect the Environment Incorporating electric buses provides cleaner transportation and benefits your community, and the world, by decreasing […]

While the word “grant” can seem scary and imply a daunting task, the application process is manageable if you follow the required steps and understand the grant cycle. In general, you should expect to complete the following: The entire grant cycle from research to receiving funds can last 12 to 18 months, on average. The […]

Netradyne, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and edge computing focusing on driver and fleet safety, and First Student, the leading school transportation provider in North America, today announced a partnership to help create safer roads and transportation for students.

First Student’s Diversity & Inclusion Council (D&IC) is proud to recognize Richard Spikes during Black History Month. Spikes was a prolific inventor with more than a dozen patents to his name. Born on October 2, 1878, his inventions transformed the transportation industry, including the automatic gear shift, the automatic safety brake system, an automatic car […]