BUS DRIVER

ASSOCIATIONS

American Bus Association
110 New York Avenue NW
Suite 1050
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 842-1645
Web site: http://www.buses.org
A professional organization that lobbies on behalf of drivers, seeking improved laws and safety rules.

American Public Transportation Association
1666 K Street NW
Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 496-4800
Web site: http://www.apta.com
An organization that lobbies on behalf of drivers, seeking improved laws and safety rules.

National School Transportation Association
P.O. Box 2639
Springfield, VA 22152
Web site: http://www.schooltrans.com
An organization that lobbies on behalf of drivers, seeking improved laws and safety rules with an emphasis on school issues.

United Motorcoach Association
113 South West Street
4th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22314
(800) 424-8262
Web site: http://www.uma.org
An organization that lobbies for all coach drivers, including charter, public transportation, and school buses.

BOOKS

Byrenes, Mike. Barron's How to Prepare for the CDL: Commercial Driver's License Bus Driver's Test.Hauppauge, NY: Barrons, 1991.

Calvin, Robert M. Bus Driver's Guide to Commercial Driver Licensing: What You Need to Know to Become Licensed. New York: Hungry Minds, Inc., 1990.

Research & Education Association. CDL: Commercial Driver License Exam. New York: R&EA, 1998.

Snyder, Robert W., and Pete Hamill. Transit Talk: New York's Bus and Subway Workers Tell Their Stories. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1997.

A nonfiction collection of first-person accounts of the horrors and humor of their jobs.

PERIODICALS

School Bus Fleet
21061 South Western Avenue
Torrance, CA 90501
Web site: http://www.schoolbusfleet.com/home.cfm
A print and online magazine for professional school bus drivers, complete with articles, editorials, and tips.