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Miami-Dade honors 51 new bus operators as county highlights paid training and recruitment efforts
Summary
Miami-Dade County celebrated the graduation of Bus Class 3 (2025), a 10-week program that produced 51 new bus operators as county leaders and transit officials reiterated investments in pay, sign-on bonuses and paid commercial driver training to rebuild the workforce lost during the pandemic.
Miami-Dade County on a date not specified celebrated the graduation of 51 trainees from Bus Class 3, 2025, during a ceremony hosted by the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW). Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, Commissioner Oliver Gilbert III and DTPW leaders attended and delivered remarks emphasizing the county’s investment in recruiting and retaining bus operators.
The graduates completed a 10-week training program that included commercial driver’s license (CDL) instruction paid for by the county. Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told the class that the county had increased pay, added a sign-on bonus and covered CDL training to recover from operator shortages: “We…
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