MVA’s Bus Driver Day To Streamline Process For Applicants To Get Commercial License

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GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) — A schoolhouse autobus operator shortage is affecting states crossed the state including Maryland.

In response, Gov. Larry Hogan has directed the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration to instrumentality steps to marque definite schoolhouse autobus drivers are capable to get due investigating and credentials arsenic rapidly arsenic possible.

Saturday, the MVA hosted Bus Drivers’ Day, a time wherever applicants could instrumentality their Commercial Drivers’ License trial successful a streamlined process successful hopes of getting them down the instrumentality of a schoolhouse autobus arsenic rapidly arsenic possible.

Cassidy McMenamin comes from a agelong enactment of autobus drivers.

“My grandma is simply a autobus driver. My aunt is simply a autobus driver. My sisters are autobus attendants. My gramps was a autobus driver,” McMenamin said.

She took vantage of Bus Drivers’ Day to go a schoolhouse autobus operator herself.

“You enactment with kids, you get to spot their smiling faces each day,” McMenamin said. “You marque a quality successful their lives. “

The MVA opened connected a Saturday truthful imaginable drivers could instrumentality their driving trial and get the indispensable credentials.

“Governor Hogan wanted to bash thing present successful Maryland to code it specifically,” said Chrissy Nizer, MVA administrator, “Obviously our schoolhouse children are our astir precious cargo. We privation to marque definite they don’t person challenges getting from schoolhouse and that they are harmless successful doing so. So thing we tin bash astatine MVA to facilitate that process, we privation to marque it arsenic casual arsenic we perchance can.”

The trial itself hasn’t changed. They conscionable made it easier to docket appointments.

“The standards are acceptable by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, but present successful Maryland what we tin bash is marque that arsenic businesslike arsenic possible,” Nizer said.

Applicants are liable for preparing for the test, which is precisely what McMenamin did arsenic she takes 1 measurement person to joining the household business.

“It’s 1 of the champion jobs successful the satellite you tin have,” McMenamin said.

To go a schoolhouse autobus operator you tin use done the assorted region schoolhouse websites. A commercialized driver’s licence is required, and immoderate schoolhouse systems are offering training.

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Anyone who missed today’s lawsuit but is funny successful becoming a autobus driver, email schoolbus@mdot.maryland.gov to docket an appointment. Applicants are asked to see their telephone number, driver’s licence number, preferred clip and determination to assistance with scheduling. They besides should survey the CDL Manual.