The bus is an excellent option for family travel for both long-distance and local trips. It’s comfortable, affordable, and can be a fun adventure for kids! Sticking your kid in one seat for several hours might sound like a recipe for disaster, but with the right planning it doesn’t have to be. Use these seven tips to enjoy all the advantages of bus travel for your next family trip without the hassle of an unhappy kid! 1) Give yourself plenty of time to get there. If you’re a parent, then you already know that doing anything with children makes it… Read more »
Motion sickness, while not life-threatening, can put a serious damper on your travels. There’s nothing more frustrating than boarding your bus or plane and suddenly being debilitated by an intense wave of nausea and dizziness. It takes away from the excitement of your trip and makes the next few hours of your life miserable! Fortunately, there is some relief to be found for motion sickness and plenty of prevention strategies for you to use—all of which we’ve gathered for you here. Remember this helpful information and these tips when you embark on your next bus trip, car ride, or flight,… Read more »
To many people the arrival of fall means beautiful foliage, cooler temperatures, and spooky movie marathons. For the extensive population of sports fans across the country though it means something else too—football season! Every dedicated enthusiast knows that when football season hits, it’s time to start planning a killer tailgate party. That means plenty of comfort food recipes, boozy punch batches, creative appetizers, and a decked out tailgating bus for the perfect space to host your friends. Use these expert tailgating tips to make sure you score at your next gameday bash! 1) Prep what you can the night before…. Read more »
Hundreds of different bus drivers probably pass in and out of your life, to whom you never give a second thought. It sounds sad when you put it that way, but that’s their job! Bus drivers are paid to get you where you need to go safely and (hopefully) quickly. Have you ever wondered a little bit about the men and women who constantly handle the commutes of millions of individuals throughout the world? Check out a few of the fun facts there are to learn about bus drivers! 1.) It takes a lot of work to become a bus… Read more »
School buses have been used over the years primarily for transferring students to school safely and quickly. However, lately many people have been utilizing school buses in brand new ways. Below we have highlighted two different creative bus conversations that each conveyed a unique message. Fiery Innovation School Bus Picture this! Fiery flames burst from front of a shuttle. Only this shuttle isn’t headed for space. Instead, it looks more like it’s heading to school! School Time, a jet powered school bus, turns the head of Magic School Bus fans bringing the iconic cartoon bus to life. You won’t be… Read more »
For adults, it’s easy to forget that getting used to riding a bus doesn’t come overnight. We’ve likely done it countless times by our adult age, but when you’re a child, your first time can be overwhelming. It’s a totally new experience, and it’ll likely come with a school bus. There are simple steps you can take to make your children more comfortable riding the school bus. Do a Demo In the days leading up to the first school bus ride, it could help to act out a fake bus ride with your child so they can see what the… Read more »
If you’re a parent, child, teenager, college student, or teacher, August likely signifies one thing: the school year is back again! For drivers, that means that school buses will soon return to their streets and rush hour traffic will inevitably get busier. While school bus laws differ state to state, there are a few things every driver should keep in mind when driving around school buses. As a company who sells school buses, below are some tips on respecting a school buses role on the road. STOP Does Mean STOP If you’re on a two-lane road and a school bus… Read more »
History is comprised of previous events, including the places people went and how they got there. Transportation has come a long way, and vehicles dominate the museum scene with traditional and timeless vibes as people head to the sites of history to admire the classic vehicles and to reflect on their pasts. Six retired 40-year old GMC New Look buses are nwo headed to museums across the Midwest and eastern United States. Owned by Amtran, these “Fishbowl” buses are nicknamed for their curved, six-piece windshield. Museums in Ohio, New York, Virginia, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania plan to preserve six of… Read more »
It’s safe to say that technology is resulting in a transit renaissance. From rideshare apps like Uber and Lyft to GPS-tracked transit arrival times, people are engaging their commutes and transit routes in an entirely different way now. We can now expect more, and do more, with our modes of transport by having data available at our fingertips, even when it comes to school bus transportation. One great example of how technology has changed travel is “SafeStop,” an app that allows parents to track school buses that their children are on. For so long, parents had virtually no idea where… Read more »
We’re not the only ones saying or thinking it—buses are making a huge comeback in cities nation- and worldwide. In an era of rideshare and public transit woes, buses are once again being considered an integral part of any mass transit system by policymakers, transit advocates, and urban theorists alike, especially as urban centers’ growth rapidly shifts to areas not serviced by subways, or light rail. Buses can get commuters from Point A to Point B easily, comfortably, and efficiently, and when both points are in routes that didn’t exist years ago, buses are the only affordable option out there…. Read more »
