Robert Galloway Wins 2018 Art Schock Award
Veteran Transportation Supervisor Robert Galloway received the coveted Art Schock Award on Sunday July 15, 2018 at the New York Association for Pupil Transportation (NYAPT) 60 th Annual Conference. Robert is the longtime Transportation Supervisor at North Rose-Wolcott and also handles those chores for the Sodus School District. The Art Schock Award, presented annually […]
NYAPT Celebrates Diamond Anniversary
The New York Association for Pupil Transportation (NYAPT) marked its 60 th Anniversary with its annual conference and trade show at the Albany Marriott. Festivities included the Awards Banquet on Sunday July 15 and the Trade Show on Monday the 16th. Some 250 transportation supervisors, technicians, dispatchers and drivers attended the conference which included educational […]
Hands On Technical Training For Our Transportation Partners
Matthews Buses sponsored eleven technicians from ten different school districts at the Thomas Built Institute in early May, 2018. Sessions were held in Greensboro, NC from May 8th to the 11th and Niagara Falls, Canada from the 15th through the 17th. The program is an intensive training session that entails nine core classes and specialized […]
NYAPT Winter Workshop Sets New Attendance Record
More than two hundred transportation professionals for all regions of New York State were in attendance for the annual NYAPT Winter Workshop in Albany, NY on February 22 and 23. Attendees engaged in training and brainstorming sessions related to everything from Transportation Trends to dealing with driver shortages and the new CDL testing requirements. Throughout […]
A Salute to Rusty Seastrum
Matthews Buses Inc. wants to acknowledge the yeoman efforts of New York State Department of Transportation (NYDOT) Chief Technician Rusty Seastrum, who is retiring after 36 years of distinguished service to the school transportation industry. Rusty began his career at NYDOT as a bus inspector, was later promoted to supervisor and then assumed his duties […]
Matthews Buses Salutes New York’s Transportation Pros
Matthews Buses Sales, Parts and Service personnel took time out in the month of June to express their appreciation for the thousands of dedicated Transportation Supervisors, Dispatchers, Technicians and Drivers who transport the schoolchildren of New York State safely every day. From cookouts and picnics to recreational outings, Matthews Buses is proud to support these […]