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Our Training Program

We provide an outstanding, nationally and state recognized bus driver and bus attendant (bus monitor) training program.

Our program features

• Over 80 Classroom Hours and more than 25 Behind-the-Wheel Hours prepare each driver trainee for the critical job of pupil transportation.
• Department Administrators are Active Members and Presenters for Statewide Pupil Transportation Organizations.
• Arizona Association for Pupil Transportation
• Transportation Administrators of Arizona
• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (of the United States Department of Transportation) participated in a pilot safety program with TUSD Transportation for development of a federal curriculum for school bus drivers.
• Many other Arizona school districts send driver trainees to TUSD Transportation for training and testing.
• TUSD Transportation is an authorized Third Party Tester for Motor Vehicle Division (Commercial Drivers Licenses).