While there was certainly much information overload in learning a brand new industry, David Hobson began his tenure as NSTA's new executive director and, in doing so, returns to a familiar place.

John F. Hoekstra, president of Hoekstra Transportation, died on Jan. 26. 2011, He was 63.

KellerOnline and OH&S Magazine named Mike Strickland the 2010 Safety Professional of the Year for helping to reduce recordable injuries and employee days away from the Collins Bus Corporation plant in South Hutchinson, Kan.

National Express Corporation announced the hires of four executives including the new financial chief and the return of a former employee who will oversee the company's businesses, which includes school bus contractors Durham School Services and Stock Transportation.

The National School Transportation Association "enthusiastically" commended Gov. Nikki Haley after she called for an end to the nation's only state-owned and maintained fleet of school buses during her inaugural address.