Gov. Phil Murphy addresses New Jersey Transit employees training to become new locomotive engineers and bus operators at the NJ Transit Ferry Street training facility in Newark on Jan. 17, 2019.

Bay Area transit looks to woo new bus operators amid national driver shortage Faced with staffing shortages Bay Area transit agencies are looking to hire new recruits. But they face an uphill battle.

Bay Area transit looks to woo new bus operators amid national driver shortage Faced with staffing shortages Bay Area transit agencies are looking to hire new recruits. But they face an uphill battle.

A bus driver shortage at the MBTA led the agency to incorporate a commercial driver’s license permit program into new hire onboarding.

Facing bus operator shortage, MBTA to pay for job candidates’ training An out-of-service transit bus rolls through Somerville, Mass.,Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015.