Safety-Driven Company Culture
Professional school bus driver training is critical to a driver’s confidence in their job, and we aim to foster a strong, safety-driven culture that empowers our employees to feel proud of the work they do.
It is our goal to hire school bus drivers and transportation staff who share our values of compassion, safety, and customer service, and we provide our employees with training of the highest level. We believe that starting each day with a familiar face is an important step in the education process, with drivers who are compassionate and confident in the safe management of their school bus. Our drivers receive sensitivity training for working with special needs students, learn bullying prevention and awareness methods, undergo regular drug and alcohol testing, and have their driving records reviewed on a regular basis.
Driver Training Program
Each driver employed by Elliott Coach Lines is required to attend annual driver training. We utilize a comprehensive system covering everything a school bus driver needs to know, while preparing them to manage their passengers with the utmost safety and care.
New drivers receive classroom instruction with certified trainers, and train behind-the-wheel before operating any vehicle for our customers.
Virtual Learning
In the wake of COVID-19, providing flexible options for virtual training delivery has never been more important. Our Safety and Technology Teams worked together to improve our web-based learning management system (LMS) to help managers and trainers deliver the material their local teams need in an easily accessible format. The LMS allows instructors to bundle courses from across our course catalog into customizable programs that meet the unique needs of specific locations.
In-Service Training
We provide our employees with high quality training material throughout the year, with a series of campaigns that highlight specific topics relevant to our local operations.
The series focuses on key months of the school year with material that includes meeting presentations and quizzes, videos, prevention tips and safety reminders, printable safety activities, and more. This ongoing focus on safety and training ensures that Elliott’s professional drivers provide you the safest possible transportation solutions.
