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First Transportation Solutions partners with you to solve your routing, maintenance, and safety challenges.

Student conduct issues on even a single bus route can throw off the whole school day for students, parents or caregivers, and school officials. Learn more about how using FirstAct

First Transportation Solutions partners with you to solve your routing, maintenance, safety challenges, and more.

Despite severe weather challenges, First Student completes a great start-up this school year with Rantoul City Schools.

Back-to-School season is filled with promise and new challenges for school district administrators. But one of those challenges does not have to be transportation — read on for 3 steps to start-up success.

As many school districts continue to struggle with budget challenges, First Student is working to broaden its services and incorporate new technologies to meet the needs of customers as well as staff. New developments for North America’s biggest school bus contractor include mobile apps, paperless shop technology, and a division that offers consulting, routing, and other solutions. First Student President Dennis Maple shares the details in this interview with School Bus Fleet .

The National Safety Council (NSC) has appointed Tim O’Toole, Chief Executive Officer of FirstGroup, to its board of directors. O’Toole was elected at the council’s recent annual board of directors meeting at the NSC Congress & Expo. He’ll serve a two-year term.