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Sumner County transportation reports 185 buses on routes, 1,100 daily runs; department seeks drivers
Summary
Sumner County Schools’ transportation staff described fleet, routes, safety inspections and driver training standards and said the department has about 20 open driver positions amid routine recruiting and in-house training.
Sumner County’s transportation department told the school board Feb. 4 that the district runs 185 buses daily, operates 1,100 route runs per day and transports roughly 18,930 students, and that staffing shortages remain the department’s biggest challenge.
Transportation Director Tracy (last name not provided) and frontline supervisors presented fleet and operations data to the Sumner County Board of Education. The department reported a fleet of 233 buses including spares, with 185 buses in daily service, 28 of which are assigned to special-needs routes. Staff said the buses and routes combine for about 9,171 miles daily and about 1,650,780 miles per school year (regular-year routes only).
The department…
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