r/SchoolBusDrivers

Maybe I’m being petty. Maybe I should MYOB. But I’m really fed up with some of the old heads who refuse to buckle up when driving. They’ve been told by management that it’s required and they STILL don’t do it. They’ve even told the management “Go ahead! Fire me!” Personally I’d fire every last one of them. But yet they’re still on the payroll and still driving. I’m a stickler for seatbelt usage. I don’t like seeing people unrestrained. It’s dangerous. It’s a liability for the company. And it’s against the law and policy. Do you have this issue where you work at? And how is it handled?

Today on my way to my midday preschool route, I was late, so on my way into the bus garage in my own personal vehicle I stopped at Wendy’s and bought a value meal. They took a long time in the Wendy’s drive-through so I didn’t have time to eat it quickly at the bus garage so I just took it with me to the bus. It’s about a 10 minute drive from the bus garage to my first stop. That was plenty of time to eat my fries and sandwich before getting preschoolers on the bus. It made me wonder though, how many of you eat on your bus?

I'm dehydrated enough that it's driving my blood pressure up (not enough to disqualify me, but still) so I'm trying to drink more water, but then I can't make it through the afternoon shift without a bathroom break. And the school bathroom is gross, and the port a potty is even worse. What a conundrum. What do y'all do?

I'm NOT saying they don't activate hazzards, stop and open the door. But I've ridden with several drivers and have noticed no one does ALL the steps including emergency break, neutral, open driver's side windows (along with everything else). I do all the steps every time because... integrity. But does anyone else notice this from other drivers? Is it just burn out over time?

I took over a route for someone who had a medical procedure and the monitor literally was like "you have to do the emergency break, shift gears and open the window? *name* never did that!"

Hi everyone,

I just got hired as a school bus driver. The company provides the training for the CDL. I already have a permit and relevant endorsements, but my question, how many hours per week do you get during training for the CDL license?

Just finished my cdl class B driving test and passed on the first try!!! Yall thst was no joke lol. Happy to be part of this club!!!!

So im a 24yr old who has two children ages 3&1. I want to start bringing in money without compensating too much with my kids. I was thinking by being a bus driver id have my entire midday and weekends with my kids. Is this accurate? Whats a typical schedule look like through the day? Can i pick up more hours or is it set? What does income look like realistically? Handling the passengers? I live in SoCal if that helps. Any advice would be great! Ty!

Hi guys,

I recently was offered a position as a bus driver through Durham School Services (after I complete their CDL course). I’ve heard the pretrip inspection can be difficult so I’d like to get a head start. Are there any study guys and such you recommend?