December 9, 2021· 52 min

This Is Why the Nation Is Facing a School Bus Driver Shortage

Orality
Model
50%

Speaker Breakdown

HostJoe Weisenthal(1,739 words)
M:28%
HostTracy Alloway(1,408 words)
M:29%
GuestCorey Muirhead(6,340 words)
M:28%

Oral Indicators

Agonistic49%
obviously, very, basically
Engagement73%
you, our, your
Memory Aids100%
listen, so, like
Repetition100%
know (94x), school (94x), they (80x)
Parallelism99%
And I'm Tracy Alloway...., So, Tracy, obviously, everyone..., So a lot of employers saying t...
Sound Patterns55%
58 question(s), alliteration: "markets move", alliteration: "barclays brief"
Formulaic Phrases4%
you know what, i mean

Literate Indicators

Hedging8%
may, maybe, might
Passive Voice6%
was considered, be hired, was flooded
Abstract Nouns21%
investment, business, chase.com/business
Subordination6%
because, though, until
Sentence Length41%
Avg: 15.2 words/sentence
Word Complexity47%
investment, analyze, anticipate
Academic Markers0%
Impersonal Style27%
759 personal pronouns found
Descriptive Style85%
apply, obviously, truly

Description

There have been a lot of stories about the challenges of keeping schools open over the last two years, much to the consternation of many parents. But, for many students, going to school involves first getting on a school bus. And that industry is facing its own stress. As with many other industries, school bus operators around the country are saying we're in a drivers shortage. On this Odd Lots, we speak with Corey Muirhead, Executive Vice President of the Logan Bus Company — the largest school bus contractor in the NYC area — to explain how the business works, and the challenges it faces in this environment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.