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Contractor bus company. Absolutely unorganized. I have my CDL with all endorsements and over 25 years of experience. After being hired and going through the prehire process, you show up on your first day for training and introduce yourself as a new driver. These contractor managers will ask you what kind of training are you there for. After informing them that you already have your CDL and endorsements, they hired you, and still asking what training you're there for. But if you don't have your CDL, no experience,  and have never driven before, that's a good start because they don't know. In other words, very unorganized. By the way, this happened on two different occasions. I went in to the dispatch window and let them know I'm a new driver. I was approached the same way twice by two different contractor managers. On the second occasion, I made sure I explained that I was have my CDL already and was there for training. DS Bus management plays this game- One tells you something and when you go back the other one acts like they know nothing. It's an intimidation tactic. A company can't be ran properly if management doesn't even communicate among themselves. And I'm sure they do. I just refused to put up with that tactic, so I moved on.

I drove for  this company for a short time. The management is very lacking in being organized and problem solving. I encountered rude and uncooperative passengers and management didn't  address the issue. Passengers standing on a moving bus is unsafe for everyone on the bus. I had a route and time schedule but some nights I had to wait at my bus stop for passengers an extra hour . There is no way of  knowing if the bus driver has all its passengers, since there is no communication between the driver and the company we were picking up. The passengers would become irritated and rude with the bus driver when it was not able to leave on schedule. I understand this completely, but taking it out on the driver is not acceptable. Plus, basing my concerns with DS bus lines felt like it was falling on deaf ears. The basic work day was usually 2 and half hours long.

For employees that care so much about their kids that ride their buses it’s sad for the drivers to be so under paid. The drivers here care about the kids! But the responsibility is so great for such little compensation from this company.  And this company sadly could care less about its employees. 
School bus drivers in general are seriously under paid but this company because of its corporate structure is by far the worse in probably this entire county. LCPS needs to own their school bus company.  School bus drivers deserve better pay and also benefits as most do get across this county.  When corporations own it. It’s bad.  I would not recommend working for STS unless you want to use them to get your cdl class B. Then move on to a better company. 
The trainers here are awesome!!!!

Easy job, passengers were pretty cool.  Don't make management mad...you'll never recover.  Don't plan on vacations either until you've been there at least a year...manager doesn't feel like you deserve one until you've been there a year.  Don't plan anything for a year...you probably won't get it off.  Steady paycheck, no benefits or incentives to go above and beyond.  Most driver's show up looking like thugs or bums (torn/dirty/greasy clothing worn multiple days in a row, gang type apparel, long stringy un-kept hair, etc).  Definitely not a professional atmosphere unfortunately.  If professionalism/courtesy, personal time off aren't important, then feel free to apply.  I wish it was different...

What is the best part of working at the company?
The money was good the hours short except when delivery bus to another district 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They were very unorganized in the office some days there was a dispatch others there was not we never had tire thumpers or fluid to fill our busses no way to wash buses no mechanic on duty to change lights out or fill oil or wiper fluid 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic as heck confusing to say the least routes were a mess 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Get keys go do the route return to bus barn

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people are dedicated to their work to ensure the safety and protection of those individuals they are tasked to drive. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Being on time for pick up and drop off. Enduring the safety of those of whom you are driving. Watching out for careless drivers and those who do not stop when stop sign is deployed.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Mostly relexed but professional and friendly and supportive.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Driving, being cautious, observant and safety cautious.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The staff and the co workers, students 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The time when you clock in and clock out faveries. But you clock in at the same time every day n the times changes everyday. From one time to another time and you clock in at the same time the whole week.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It’s good ppl n ok vibes at the work place

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Good I do my job then go home and start it all over again tomorrow

What is the best part of working at the company?
What I like about working at DS is that the coworkers are friendly and management is very helpful and organized.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part about working at DS is working with some of the sped students on a few of the routes. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
DS bus lines have tables so that the bus drivers and monitors can visit.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I sign in at window and ride on my bus three times a day.

What is the best part of working at the company?
This company does not provide proper training, nor do they pay well and they don’t back up their management 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No real support from management, anything anyone says about any employee is what they believe 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very stressful  and a lot of unfair situations, not enough coverage, support or staffing 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It was very stressful, not support or help

My job is not overstressful,we have a shuttle at times and sometimes I have to walk a little bit but not too bad.I can get my exercise at times for sure.It helps to be keeping my body in shape and keeps me going,the pay rate is not too bad either,but I have another Income as well,this job is good for a senior citizen as well.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Bus driver 84 salaries reported	$25.09 per hour
Bus monitor 32 salaries reported	$16.35 per hour
Shuttle driver 13 salaries reported	$19.09 per hour
Dispatcher 6 salaries reported	$23.46 per hour
Safety trainer 2 salaries reported	$21.90 per hour

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