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The 2024–2025 school year is almost here, and one bus company is already gearing up.

Summer vacation is about to start, but one of the bus contractors for Duval County Public Schools is already working to make sure there will be enough drivers to get students to class in the fall.

Duval County Public Schools is switching its school bus service to address bus driver shortages and delays for students.

More than a dozen Duval County school buses were behind schedule Tuesday with the longest delays being up to an hour.

The school district said a shortage of bus drivers is worse than expected.

Buses in Duval County are picking up students for their first day of school this morning. A new law allows those buses to be equipped with stop arm cameras.

An incident report obtained by News4JAX reveals the extent of damage in Friday’s “suspicious” fire at the Student Transportation of America bus depot on New Berlin Road.

Days after a fire broke out at a school bus depot in Regency, leaving several buses charred and two people injured, another fire was reported Friday morning at a Student Transportation of America lot in the New Berlin area.

Two people were injured, and half a dozen school buses and several cars were charred when flames broke out at a Student Transportation of America depot in Regency.

As Duval County prepares to head back to school, one of the district’s bus contractors is giving us an inside look at how they are preparing for any emergencies or hiccups that may happen.

As of last week, Duval County Public Schools said it needed as many as 50 new bus drivers. One of its contractors, Student Transportation of America, said it is still looking to hire around 100.

One school transportation company is using a new approach to recruit new drivers during an ongoing shortage.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The Regional Vice President of Operations for Student Transportation of America told its Duval County employees that theyll be stripped of any longevity benefits if they do not return to work next week. This letter was sent to an employee of Student Transportation of America in Duval County on Aug. 11, 2020. School bus drivers and monitors in Duval County are scheduled to report to work on Aug. 19, one-day before students arrive. "Keeping Students Safe on the Bus" - A poster from Student Transportation of America. (Student Transportation of America)News4Jax contacted Teamsters Local 512 for comment about Gallagher Jr.s letter and for more information about the seniority benefits within the unions collective bargaining agreement.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. As school districts across the country begin the new semester, students taking the bus to school will likely have a different experience amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In early August, Student Transportation of America, a transportation contractor that operates in 22 states, released an updated list of safety protocols for drivers and students. "Keeping Students Safe on the Bus" - A poster from Student Transportation of America. These STA regulations are in addition to DCPSs COVID-19 safety policies already in place, which include:A mask requirement for all students on the bus. This comes as the bus drivers union, Teamsters Local 512, continues its negotiations with both carriers.

Amid a pandemic and with less than a month until the start of school, Duval County Public Schools is releasing information on how it plans to get thousands of students to school safely. On Monday, Greene revealed it will be nearly impossible to follow CDC guidelines for socially distancing on a school bus. We already know that we cannot social distance on a school bus, Greene said. The transportation company employing the largest amount of school bus drivers for Duval County didnt answer questions about hazard pay or answering how often drivers would be tested. As such, we are working with the Duval County Public Schools on a back-to-school strategy to ensure the safety of both drivers and students."

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than 200 Duval County School bus drivers have signed their names to petition the Duval County School Board over a contract decision that could put hundreds of bus driver pay raises at risk. The petition, signed by 261 drivers with First Student Transportation, lays out concerns over the school district’s recommendation that Student Transportation of America take over another school zone. It’s a company that, records show, will pay bus drivers less than the current company plans to pay next school year. Currently, the Duval County School District has five separate contracts for each geographic school area. “We believe in offering a good economic package so people want to be school bus drivers again.”In a letter to the school board, drivers wrote: “We have never thought of a strike before, and do not want to strike, but feel the offer Lee Rd.