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Charter Motorcoaches for School Trips ncbussafety/motorcoach

Charter Motorcoaches for School Trips www.ncbussafety.org/motorcoach. Derek Graham State Director, North Carolina Derek.Graham@dpi.nc.gov. Background: School Charter Transportation Safety Committee. NCDMV Enforcement (now State Highway Patrol) Public Schools of North Carolina

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Charter Motorcoaches for School Trips ncbussafety/motorcoach

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  1. Charter Motorcoaches for School Tripswww.ncbussafety.org/motorcoach Derek Graham State Director, North Carolina Derek.Graham@dpi.nc.gov

  2. Background: School Charter Transportation Safety Committee • NCDMV Enforcement (now State Highway Patrol) • Public Schools of North Carolina • N.C. Motorcoach Association • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

  3. 2001 Guidelines/Updated 2004 In June, 2001, North Carolina’s School Charter Transportation Safety committee (SCTSC) released a set of guidelines and procedures for schools to use when contracting with motorcoach operators to transport students. These recommendations resulted from a year-long multi-agency effort.

  4. 5 RegionalTraining Seminars

  5. Federal Requirements Explained • Drug and Alcohol Testing • Insurance ($5,000,000) • US DOT Number • Driver Qualifications • Hours of Service • Inspection, maintenance, repair

  6. Guidelines: Recommended 3 Step Process • List of pre-approved motorcoach companies (Site Visit, insurance documentation, Satisfactory Rating, etc) • Contract for a Specific Trip – No Subcontracting; Specify itinerary, Number of Drivers, Fees • Pre-trip Review (Check driver’s license, medical card, review paperwork and basic bus condition)

  7. The Big Deal: THE LISTlist of pre-approved motorcoach companies at school district level • North Carolina State Board of Education Policy requires districts to maintain a list of approved motorcoach companies

  8. The Big Deal: THE LISTlist of pre-approved motorcoach companies at school district level • Consortium approach emerged as “best practice” • Groups of LEAs banded together so that a motorcoach operator could provide documentation to ONE group and be approved for multiple LEAs.

  9. The Big Deal: THE LISTlist of pre-approved motorcoach companies at school district level • About 55 of 115 school districts contract with a consultant to recommend companies (retired state motor vehicle officer) • Includes initial inspection and occasional random visits • No cost to the motorcoach company

  10. Transportation Safety Exchange TSX • Seeks to be the new standard for motorcoach safety • Bus companies pay to become certified • School districts pay to subscribe

  11. TSX • Touts the reduction in the number of carriers that the school districts have on their approved lists (or their list of carriers used)

  12. TSX

  13. FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Anne Ferro, Administrator

  14. Downloaded App

  15. ENTER COMPANY NAME, #

  16. Basic Info on Company

  17. More Details Unsafe Driving

  18. More Details Hours of Service

  19. More Details Controlled Substance / Alcohol

  20. More Details Driver Fitness

  21. More Details Vehicle Maintenance

  22. Charter Motorcoaches for School Tripswww.ncbussafety.org/motorcoach Derek Graham State Director, North Carolina Derek.Graham@dpi.nc.gov

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