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Safety at the forefront 

The only school bus transportation company awarded the Green Cross for Safety® medal by the National Safety Council (NSC).

Trained, safety-focused drivers 

First Student drivers are familiar faces in their community, providing care and compassion that empowers students to grow and thrive. Our experience and industry expertise has allowed us to develop best practices that get the right people behind the wheel. Our drivers get up to 47 hours of training, depending on experience level. We also include an annual driver training evaluation, which includes:

  • Child search process
  • Railroad risk assessment
  • School bus evacuations
  • Intersection risk assessment
  • Mirror stations
  • Smith System of Advanced Driving Techniques
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Adverse weather driving

The safest fleet on the road

With a First Student fleet, you’ll receive best-in-class solutions that ensure the safest bus rides. We continuously assess your district’s fleet, equipment, and technology needs on and around the bus, including outfitting our fleets with aftermarket safety features and industry-leading technology. Everything we install on our vehicles has been carefully vetted by cross-functional teams of operations, safety, engineering, and maintenance specialists.

In addition to our in-house research and development teams, we have long-standing relationships with original equipment manufacturers (OEM) that enable us to deliver the latest technologies, including:

  • Onboard tablet systems
  • Turn-by-turn navigation and GPS
  • Student ridership tracking
  • Bus tracking
  • Driver performance scoring
  • Onboard cameras

Safe programs built on a strong safety culture 

Our student-centered safety and driver training programs establish and uphold an effective safety culture you can trust. We foster a commitment to safety and accountability by training our managers how to improve learning outcomes, reinforce the right work habits, develop a team of determined problem solvers, and build employee morale.

Key safety programs include: 

  • Leadership program
  • Safety program support
  • Location safety toolbox
  • Quality assurance audits
  • Safety performance driver scoring
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U.S. Corporate Headquarters
191 Rosa Parks Street, 8th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202

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