Spring Valley, New York…Mr. Timothy E. Flood was elected as President of the National School Transportation Association (NSTA) on July 23rd, 2013 at the Annual Meeting & Convention in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Flood is Executive Vice President of The Trans Group, LLC., headquartered in Spring Valley, New York. He has been with The Trans Group for over twenty-five years, beginning his school bus career as a part-time driver. Throughout his career, he has focused on customer service and continuous improvement in all aspects of the operation.
Flood is a long-standing member of NSTA and has consistently held an active role within the association serving many committees and has chaired the Association and Industry Development Committee as well as the Safety and Security Committee, each for several years. He has served on the NSTA Board of Directors for over a decade now.
A recipient of the Golden Merit, Distinguish Service Award and the School Bus Fleet’s Contractor of the Year Award, Flood began his presidency with the close of the Annual Meeting and Convention. As president, he plans to focus on addressing the ever growing safety and security challenges facing our industry and increasing awareness of outsourcing school transportation as a safe and cost effective solution. 
“I am honored to lead such an amazing group of industry professionals and to represent the entire NSTA membership. Our focus remains on providing safe and efficient transportation to students throughout North America,” said Flood of his new role with the association. He also serves on the New York School Bus Contractor’s Association’s Board of Directors and is a past president of that association. He is also a past board member of the Pupil Transportation Safety Institute and has served on the New York State School Bus Driver Instructor Advisory committee. Flood has also represented the state of New York as a delegate at the National Congress on School Transportation.
About NSTA:
The National School Transportation Association has been the voice of private school bus contractors, manufacturers and suppliers for more than 40 years. The association provides school transportation professionals with the tools and resources they need to make school buses safe, affordable, and efficient nationwide.