You're safe driver in your
own personal vehicle.
With our train techniques,
we can turn you into a safe
school bus driver and you have
all the joys and rewards of
being a school bus driver.
It is special
Northeast ISD sending out
a call for bus drivers.
You just heard from driver and
trainer Phil Pervis. He says.
Just like a lot of districts,
they all of them are.
They're short on drivers.
Well, Jessica* just might be
there next 20. You never know.
It's like Gig Jessica joining Gs
with an up close look at what it
takes to get behind the wheel.
And you really did learn
from the best in Texas.
I did. If you remember Phil,
we introduced you to him on Mon,
officially the best and safest
bus driver in the state of Texa.
So they're one of the most value
employees safely getting our
kids tuned from the classroom.
But many schools still strugglig
to hire new bus drivers.
While the role does come with
a lot of responsibilities,
feel showed me personally the
reward well worth the effort.
What does it take to become a bus driver?
First stage is getting behind the wheel,
giving them some tools they cane
driving a big large vehicle like this.
After the first day, a new school bus
driver will know where this bus is as
she drives down the road to the inch,
the right side, the left side of the bus,
front and rear of the bus.
Most of my new drivers can do things that
the 20 year veteran driver cannot do.
We do a tremendous amount of training,
probably an average of 100
to 120 hours of training.
We make sure they're ready to face what
they have to face when school starts.
I suspect Jesse, you could be
a good school bus driver too.
You want to give it a try? I do.
Take it down to your hills are flat right
there and bring it all the way .
Put your hands in 10 and two anw
you can actually start the engi.
It's going to get fairly loud.
Hey, there we go.
You can come off the brake.
Let the bus roll this way.
Just steer it.
If you car steer your car,
it won't go real fast.
Now turn, keep going and turn a
little bit to your left, please.
More, even more. I want to go or
there to the curb behind this t.
Curb behind the truck.
Get away from all these parked .
That's a good idea.
A little bit more to the left.
Let's go forward now.
I'm gonna have you do it.
You turn to the right here shor.
Look at gas. At my age, I don't
have that much time to waste.
That's good. You're looking really good
navigating a technical course.
These your reference point would be two
inches away from the black base. So that one
I experienced some of the
training test drivers
learned to practice like turning
maneuvers and navigating tight spaces.
And she go by you should be aimg
2 inches away from that black be
utilizing fills reference point
training to gauge the distance.
With reference points like thisu
can put the bus where you want o
put it right safely. There you .
By Billy Cole why don't you weigh again
Great job. Thank you. I think ss
ready for parallel park.
What do you think? Hey, now
when you have
an expert teacher
and honk your horn. OK, open the door and
let's go see how you did.
OK,
I just parallel parked in box.
That's a great job. Wow. Good j.
Even the most intimidating manes
become manageable. So when you decide
to retire from the limelight,
there's always a place here for driving
school. Desk for you. All right. Hey,
maybe I found my next calling in life.
Jessica. Well done. Thanks
for coming today. Thank you, Ph.
Hey, so they did actually end up
offering me a job there, as you just saw.
If I can do it, so can you.
Northeast IZ is offering new bus drivers
who already have their commercil
driver's license a $2000 signing bonus.
You don't have a CDL? Not a pro.
They'll actually train you for your CDL
and you'll still get $1000 for signing on.
We have a link to apply in this
story on kens5.com and you have until
October 31st to send in an application.