Top Journalists in Driving Schools
Ryan Gray School Transportation News
Editor in Chief at School Transportation News who has covered pupil transportation since 2001 and leads editorial for STN’s conferences; frequently reports on bus driver training, safety and operations. Specialties: School bus industry, student transportation safety, driver training, fleet policy and compliance.
Taylor Ekbatani School Transportation News
Senior Editor at School Transportation News; covers day‑to‑day industry news, events and training topics affecting school bus operations nationwide. Specialties: Pupil transportation operations, driver recruitment and training, school bus technology and safety.
Ruth Newton School Transportation News
Associate Editor/Social Media at School Transportation News who supports reporting and social coverage tied to driver training, safety, and operations. Specialties: Pupil transportation news, social coverage of school bus safety initiatives and training.
Amanda Huggett School Bus Fleet
Executive Editor at School Bus Fleet overseeing content strategy and reporting on pupil transportation trends, including driver recruiting and training. Specialties: School bus industry leadership, driver training programs, fleet management and safety.
Martin Romjue School Bus Fleet
Managing Editor at School Bus Fleet and Bobit’s Fleet Trucking & Transportation Group; covers operations and training topics relevant to school bus fleets. Specialties: Fleet electrification, operations and workforce training across school transportation.
Elora Haynes School Bus Fleet
Associate Editor at School Bus Fleet who writes frequently on driver training best practices and workforce pipelines for pupil transportation. Specialties: New driver onboarding, ELDT for bus drivers, recruitment/retention, special-needs transportation training.
Jason Cannon Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ)
Chief Editor at Commercial Carrier Journal; leads coverage of trucking operations, including CDL school partnerships and training initiatives. Specialties: CDL training trends, fleet operations, equipment, and industry policy impacting training providers.
Angel Coker Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ)
Senior Editor at CCJ who reports on workforce pipelines and training—including high‑school and college CDL programs. Specialties: Workforce, driver recruiting/retention, training programs in the for‑hire sector.
Pamella DeLeon Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ)
Senior Editor at CCJ contributing regular coverage on operations, safety, and training developments. Specialties: Fleet operations, safety programs, and training initiatives across carriers and schools.
Alex Lockie Commercial Carrier Journal (CCJ)
Executive Editor helping guide CCJ’s news coverage, including regulatory and training oversight affecting CDL schools. Specialties: National trucking news leadership, policy and training oversight, editorial direction across trucking brands.
Todd Dills Overdrive
Chief Editor at Overdrive; covers regulatory and training issues shaping pathways into trucking for new CDL holders. Specialties: Owner‑operator/independent trucking, ELDT policy, driver training and compliance.
Matt Cole Overdrive
News Editor at Overdrive who frequently reports on entry‑level driver training, licensing and new‑driver pathways. Specialties: Trucking news, ELDT and CDL training, policy changes affecting new drivers.
Deborah Lockridge Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT) / Truckinginfo
Editor in Chief at Heavy Duty Trucking (Truckinginfo.com); longtime leader covering driver training standards, safety, and fleet operations. Specialties: Trucking industry leadership, safety/driver training policy, fleet management and technology.
Jack Roberts Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT) / Truckinginfo
Executive Editor at Heavy Duty Trucking; CDL‑licensed journalist known for coverage of advanced vehicle tech and its training impact on drivers. Specialties: Driver‑focused technology, equipment testing, and training implications for new tech.
Vesna Brajkovic Heavy Duty Trucking (HDT) / Truckinginfo
Managing Editor at Heavy Duty Trucking & TruckingInfo.com; edits and reports on industry people, training, and operational trends. Specialties: Trucking news/features, workforce, diversity, and training/education coverage for fleets.
Eric Miller Transport Topics
Senior Reporter on Transport Topics’ government team who has recently covered lax oversight concerns in CDL training and industry calls for stronger enforcement. Specialties: Federal policy and regulation, ELDT oversight, CDL school enforcement and safety.
Dan Ronan Transport Topics
Senior Reporter at Transport Topics who covers national developments such as scholarship programs and partnerships to expand CDL training capacity. Specialties: Business and government beats including driver training coalitions and CDL workforce initiatives.
No ebl Fletcher Transport Topics
Staff Reporter at Transport Topics who has reported on new CDL training and test centers and their impact on workforce pipelines. Specialties: Education/workforce stories, community college CDL programs, testing sites and training expansion.
Josh Fisher FleetOwner
Editor‑in‑Chief at FleetOwner; covers operational and regulatory shifts (e.g., ELDT, tech adoption) that reshape training for new and incumbent drivers. Specialties: Commercial fleet operations, regulations, technology, and their effects on driver training and CDL pipelines.
Seth Clevenger Transport Topics
Managing Editor (Features & Multimedia) at Transport Topics; oversees and produces in‑depth coverage on training and talent pipelines in trucking. Specialties: Features & multimedia on trucking trends, including ELDT implementation, training quality, and fleet education.
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