Parents have persuaded officials to change 85 bus stops, with 103 more under review, Hillsborough schools' transportation chief told school board members Thursday in a brief report on this year's bus chaos. ...more

September 5, 2008

As Hurricane Gustav barrels toward the central Gulf Coast and evacuees flee south Louisiana and south Mississippi, The Salvation Army has responded to meet the physical and spiritual needs of evacuees and bus drivers. ...more

August 31, 2008

A state report on district transportation problems and a bus driver shortage identifies issues of the bus driver turnover rate, low driver pay, lack of benefits and incentives. ...more

August 24, 2008

Yesemia Polo wants to get to her classes at Jefferson High School but has missed three of four days this week through no fault of her own, her stepfather said. Mario Cabrera said his 17-year-old stepdaughter, who is starting her junior year at Jefferson, waited at the assigned bus stop at MacDill Avenue and Abdella Street in West Tampa on Monday and Wednesday with six or seven other students. School was canceled on Tuesday because of Tropical Storm Fay. ...more

August 22, 2008

This year's problems with Hillsborough County school buses go beyond late notices to parents of bus stops. ...more

August 21, 2008

Ten years behind the wheel of a school bus has given Lawson Lee an appreciation for the sacrifices and commitment it takes to do the job. ...more

August 2, 2008

Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver's licenses despite also having health issues that qualify for full disability payments, according to a federal report to be released Thursday. ...more

July 22, 2008

Manuel Castillo was driving a truck through Alabama hauling onions and left with a $500 ticket for something he didn't think he was doing: speaking English poorly. ...more

July 18, 2008

Better Ways To Efficiency Regarding "Deputies Told To Curb Fuel Use" (Metro, July 4): ...more

July 11, 2008

Lessons learned when school bus routes were changed to save money and time in east Hillsborough County last year will help the school district avoid pitfalls as the changes are implemented this year in other parts of the county, the head of school district transportation said. ...more

June 19, 2008