What separates an average student transit operation from an award-winning network? In this episode of Bird’s Eye View, host Steve Whaley sits down with 2026 and 2025 Transportation Directors of the Year, Keba Baldwin (Prince George’s County Public Schools, MD) and Craig Beaver (Beaverton School District, OR), respectively, to pull back the curtain on elite fleet leadership. Our guests share the exact blueprints that earned them the industry’s highest honor, diving into the core pillars of leadership, technology, safety initiatives, and community impact.