and increased competition from companies like fedex and amazon are some of the factors making it harder to find drivers. >> i have not heard from our members in any state, whether it's a smaller state like montana or wyoming or the larger states like new york, georgia, north carolina, texas and others that are not experiencing the driver shortage. >> reporter: in virginia, getting rid of some bus stops. >> it breaks my heart that we had to do that. right now it is a driver shortage. >> reporter: jefferson county, colorado, creating what it calls bus hubs, combining stops in a central location. some districts using staggered schedules. >> we have four starts. >> reporter: facing a driver shortage, kentucky's largest school district contracted with a company to map out new routes, but the plan failed, leading to a disastrous first day of kindergarten and forcing officials to cancel school for