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Great news, as who wouldn’t like some extra $$’s? We’re offering a $750.00 referral bonus plus a $500.00 sign-on bonus! If you or anyone you know is looking for part time fun, then join our group of happy drivers. We’re currently looking to expand our team and what better way than having our existing drivers benefit by simply getting friends & family to join the team. See the above image for all info.
Perfect for single or stay at home parents, retirees or anyone that would like some extra income but have nights, weekends, holidays and the summers off! Check out the range of our featured drivers below as you too, could make a positive impact in our community! Use the form on the Contact page for any questions and / or use the job application form and we'll get you rolling in a van, mini or full size bus asap.
We want to thank all our drivers and staff for being an integral part of the new website launched September 2021. Without them, we would just be another bus company. Over 90 of our 175+ great people have signed up to have their pictures taken for the site. So be sure to if you haven’t already. There is a form in the drivers lounge or contact Stacy@kochbus.com and she’ll get you signed up.
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Gallery of Our Bus Company
Les had been driving for 10 years, prior to starting with us at our Waconia facilities in 2019.
Les is one of our main field trip & events drivers who really knows his way around the Twin Cities and metro area! Les said that he really enjoys driving a bus.
When he’s not behind the wheel, he likes watching the Nascar boys drive, as well as watching drama shows on TV.
Adrienne already has one year under her belt as she starting driving for us 9/15/21. She drives a transit van on a Waconia route and really likes the flexibility and the fun atmosphere!
She’s a busy girl when not driving; taking care of and riding her horse. She also loves riding her motorcycle, going to car shows and antiquing, to name a few hobbies.
Dan started at our Shakopee yard in January 2022. Currently he’s a Para on a Chaska route.
Dan really likes the environment, as he said it’s very calm compared to his last place of employment. Proof that hanging out with kids does have a calming effect…
When not on the bus, he enjoys video games, reading, building model kits and listening to music!
Mike is Dan’s father so the saying; like father - like son! Mike started driving a mini bus out of our Shakopee facilities in September of 2021.
Currently he picks up & delivers students to and from St Joseph’s and Dean Lakes schools.
Mike likes all his students, their teachers and all the other drivers!
In his free time, Mike loves to hunt & fish and watch Drag Racing on TV.
Loreli has been driving for us out of the Shakopee facilities since 2015. She drives her mini bus to & from Chanhassen Elementary and the high school, plus Holy Family and two district 287 schools; World Learner and Pioneer Trail.
What Loreli likes most are the kids, driving a bus and the independence with the flexible schedule.
In her free time she loves to read and travel!
Heather started with us 18 years ago way back in 2004! She did take a short hiatus but is now back at our Waconia facilities.
Heather does a wide variety of charter, sub & other routes. She has probably driven every bus we own! Heather really likes all the kids and driving them to different events.
When Heather is not driving, she likes going to the family cabin.
Seems like just yesterday that Luke started driving for us out of Waconia, but now he’s starting his 5 year!
Currently Luke is driving a transit van at Southview Elementary and really enjoys the quality time he has with his kids.
Luke’s hobby takes him across the country as he’s very enthusiastic bowler. Luke also bowls locally a lot. He didn’t mention any 300 games but we’re guessing he’s had some!
Craig has been driving a mini bus out of the Waconia yard going on four years now. His three likes about driving are; the kids, other drivers and Koch Bus! In his free time Craig enjoys doing yard work, gardening, woodworking and tinkering with Jeeps.
David started with us back in 2016. He currently drive a mini bus out of Waconia.
We didn’t bribe him to say this, but David said the thing he likes best about driving, is the company he drives for!
David’s favorite hobbies are golfing, fishing and napping!
Ben started as a para in 2018, then became a bus driver for Koch School Bus Service out of Shakopee in 2019 for all ECC schools and Holy Family.
What Ben likes best about being a bus driver is doing different routes and exploring new areas.
In his free time, Ben works on electronics and plays video games.
Steve C decided to retire June of 2021 as he racked up enough miles to enjoy his second retirement with his family & grandkids. He had been driving a big bus out of our Waconia facilities since 2015, but Steve was driving trucks for a long time prior. If you go on our FaceBook page and search Steve C, you can see & read about him winning his class in the National Safety Truck Driving Championship “Roadeo” back in the 80’s.
Beth started in 2010 driving vans, then switched to a mini bus. She is licensed for driving big buses but just loves driving the “little buses”. Beth has driven routes for Watertown, Waconia and Chaska and currently drives pre-school and SPED students.
She loves the relationships she’s made with “her kids” and their families. Beth has driven some of her kids since pre-school and many are now in middle school. She says everyday is different and every child makes her smile!
When she’s not driving, Beth loves spending time with her own kids & grandkids. She also likes the theater, reading, sewing / crocheting and recently started painting.
David started with us back in 2004. Currently he drives a big bus and over the years has delivered kids to & from Bayview, Eastern Carver County, Laketown, Southview, St Joes and Trinity.
He likes all the kids but says the younger ones have better stories and as you may have guessed; he dresses as Santa every Christmas season which all the kids really enjoy!
He likes driving a bus so much that in 2015, he convinced his wife Shirley (see next pic) to start driving for us as well! In the warmer months when not driving or being Santa, he enjoys playing golf and fishing.
Shirley is David’s wife and we won’t discuss here who is the better half but… After hearing all the enjoyment David has had driving for us, in 2015 she decided to become a Para and then driving a van for special needs children. Shirley has driven to most all the schools David has, so she really gets around. She says it’s all been very rewarding! When not driving or spending time with her husband, Shirley likes to paint on her phone app and do Zudoco.
Laurie began driving for Koch out of Shakopee in 2013. Laurie enjoys helping kids get to school no matter what the weather!
It makes her very happy to be able to provide a positive and safe ride. Outside of bussing Laurie likes quilting, crocheting & gardening.
Laurie and her husband keep busy with many updates to their home and have been traveling with the grandkids this summer.
Debra has an interesting history with Koch Transportation. In 1997, she started driving motor coaches cross country for us, then switched to driving school buses when the fleet was sold in 2001. From 2012 - 2014 she left to work in the oil fields of North Dakota. Luckily for us, she came back in ’14 and has been driving big buses ever since! Debra’s a very independent woman and likes that no one has to watch over her shoulder in doing her job. She really likes the freedom to pick & choose what extra-curricular activities she drives for, as she does quite a few field trips and sporting events, besides leaving for her am routes at 5:30.
In the off season, she likes to do mission and road trips across the USA.
Russell has always liked anything with an engine, so he started driving a big bus for us in January of 2020. Besides the good feeling of driving a bus, he really likes seeing the smiles and hearing the laughter of all the kids he brings to & from school.
When not driving, he likes to spend time at all the local car race tracks. And as you may of guessed, he’s a big Timberwolves fan!
Glen has been with Koch school bus since 2011 driving for Watertown. Glen does lots of work at both Watertown facilities and is our third-party tester. He loves the kids on his routes. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, camping, and spending time at his Florida home.
Larry has been driving for Koch since 2016. He started in a van then got his CDL bus license. Larry has driven for Watertown and he now drives route 118 out of Waconia. He enjoys his students and seeing how they interact with one another, as well as helping them. Larry also enjoys spending time with his family, reading, watching tv and mowing the lawn.
Trixy started working with Koch in April of 2018 as a para. In the summer of 2021 she started driving van routes. What Trixy loves about her job is getting to know her students and their interests. She loves watching them grow into mature adults. She also loves the family atmosphere of Koch.
When Trixy is not working she loves camping, fishing, rodeo’s, writing poetry, leading groups at Recovery Alive and at church. She also loves spending time with family and friends.
Dan C started driving out of our Waconia facilities in February 2013. Currently he drives route 135. Over the last nine years, Dan has enjoyed watching “his kids” grow up each year. He also really likes all his free time between routes, holidays and the summer months. Dan spends some of his free time with small group Bible studies and watching baseball and hockey games.
Al B started driving for us in 2012 out of Waconia. Al likes the variety of being inside and outside of the bus, enjoying the scenery and being mobile - think “office with a view.” In his free time Al enjoys watching tv, going for walks, playing boardgames and cards.
Gail S has been driving out of Watertown North since 2011. Gail loves the flexible hours especially after working corporate for 25 years. She thinks that this is PERFECT! Loves the people and kids she’s around and says you couldn’t ask for a better employer. When she’s not driving her bus, she is a group leader of an international Bible study, plus active in a few Quilting ministries and loves football.
Rick G started in 2018 and drives mini bus 14 out of our Shakopee facilities. Rick really likes the people that he works with, the flexible schedule and getting to know the students and their parents. Rick and his wife enjoy spending time at their lake place, fishing, hunting, and spending as much time as possible with their grandson.
Steve H began in May 2015 and drives route 111 out of Waconia. We’re glad that he loves to drive, as he also runs two farming operations with Black Angus & pigs plus corn & soybeans.
Bonnie F started in August 1996 but was employed by M & D Maass bus when we purchased their company. Bonnie has filled multiple positions for us including cleaning, fueling, van and school bus driving. Bonnie drives route 120 now but is a familiar face to kids on many routes over the years.
Cindy L has been with our team since March of 2017 driving a van for our students in Jordan out of our Waconia garage.
Cindy is spectacular in earning the trust and respect from the students she transports. Her care and love for her students is so special.
Then Curtiss L signed up for the fun experience in March 2019, driving his van to and from Chaska out of our Waconia garage.
A husband & wife team and loving life!
Reggie K started driving for Koch School Bus out of Watertown North in 2020. Reggie also helps train new drivers plus with other things at both Watertown locations.
He loves getting to know the kids, driving athletic events and watching the kids compete. In his free time, Reggie likes to read and study God’s word and enjoys the outdoors with biking, walking and running.
Barbara E drives van 20 out of Shakopee. “Barbie" started in 2011 just as we were transitioning from Anderson Bus to Koch School Bus Service.
As a van driver she gets to connect with her kids as some of them have long drives and love to chat! She also makes the best of every day with her coworkers by having a GREAT attitude.
Outside of driving, Barbie gets her exercise by walking her dog 3 to 4 times a day whether blazing heat, rain and even snow! She enjoys living in an over 55 community and spending time with friends, her grown children and her 8 gorgeous grandchildren and great granddaughter.
Ken K has been driving buses for Waconia schools since 1967! He currently drives route 113. He really enjoys the students that he transports and in his free time, Ken likes to tinker with old cars and has had quite the collection of them over the years!
Angie L drives mini bus 105 out of Shakopee. She started with Koch school bus in 2016. What Angie loves about her job is getting to know each kid on the routes. Angie's hobbies are 4 wheeling in the summer and fall and hanging out by the pool with her kids!
Sadly, Steve B passed away in the spring of 2022. Steve had been driving out of Watertown North since 2018. Steve liked driving a bus as it kept him busy in the winter months and he really enjoyed all his students. He also enjoyed being with his kids and grand kids as well as traveling and fishing. He will be missed but his memory will live on.
Beth A started driving van 23 in 2021 out of Waconia. She loves the conversations with the kids as well as the morning sunrises she sees during her AM routes. When not driving her van, Beth enjoys time with her family, friends, going for walks, knitting and reading.
Clay T works out of Watertown South as a shop hand and sub driver. Both take real talent! He started driving for Koch in 2017. Clay likes the fun atmosphere and the relationships he's built with all the students and parents. He’s also an outdoor person and rides horses in his free time.
Greg S started driving in 2018 for afternoon route 133 out of Waconia. Greg enjoys being able to see the kids every day and helping to make a difference in the community. In his free time Greg enjoys hanging out with his family and refereeing youth soccer games.
Amy R started in 2007 and drives route 128 out of Waconia. Amy is also a hairdresser when she is not driving the kiddos. She’s a great driver, so thinking she’s also a great stylist, too!
Theresa W drives mini bus 106 out of Shakopee. Theresa began with Koch in February 2011 and drove for the previous owner prior to that. Theresa is wonderful with her kids and has had many of the same families for several years.
Ron drives route 8 out of Watertown North. He's been with Koch since September 2011 and was with the previous owner prior to that. Ron is active in the community and has served on his township board for nearly 30 years. He also enjoys driving activity buses to sporting events and field trips.
Brianna drives van 2 out of Watertown South. She began with Koch in March of 2018. Brianna is wonderful with her students as they really like her. Brianna and her family live in Watertown.
Roger L has been driving out of Waconia since 2010. He enjoys the interaction with the students and fun times with his coworkers. Roger enjoys his two granddaughters, reading and working with his sons on their drag race team and watching his Packers.
Linda G started with us in 2011. She drives mini bus 7 out of Shakopee. Linda enjoys the kids on her bus like they are her own. Coupled with the flexibility and freedom, as well as it’s rewarding knowing that you’re making a difference on students lives. In her free time, she loves spending time with her friends and grandkids, horse back riding, flowers and loves collecting antique’s.
Linda retired last June and moved to a warmer state. We miss her and told her that anytime she comes back for a visit, she’s more than welcome to do a sub route!
Ashley W started in 2018 and drives bus 57 / route 24 out of Watertown South. She enjoys the relationships she has built with all her students, the flexibility of the job with being a mother of 3 and the friendships she has built with her coworkers. Hobbies; Ashely enjoys camping, boating, fishing and being with her family!
Mike drives a Cologne Academy route and route 106 out of our Waconia garage. Mike started in November 2017 in Watertown then to Waconia. He enjoys gardening and canning fresh produce as well as making maple syrup.
Deb M began in January 2002 and drives route 114 out of Waconia. Deb does much of our student safety training and goes to the schools and daycares to talk about bus safety.
Mark began driving in August 2013 at our Watertown location and then moved to our Waconia location. Mark drives route 107 in the St Bonifacius/Minnetrista area. Mark is an excellent driver, very punctual, and wears shorts almost year-round.
Kim drove mini buses for 6 years prior to joining Koch in 2020. She loves her kids and has developed a special bond with each one. Because of the positive work environment at Koch, she now actually enjoys getting up early!
Gary has been part of our team since March 2012. Gary drives route 122 and he also drives countless field trips and is known for tailoring his “Herb Brooks Miracle Speech” to the teams he is transporting.
Jolene J has been driving bus 82 out of Waconia since 2020. Jolene enjoys driving and learning new things as it always is an adventure. In her free time, she enjoys working out using her kettlebells, long drives and taking nature photos.
Dave S drives mini bus 37 out of Shakopee and has been with us since 2013. He said the drivers and staff have been wonderful to work with and come with a variety of backgrounds. He has learned a lot about the world of special needs and also said being a bus driver puts you into the world of the younger generation!
Dave worked for the phone company for 40 years and spent time in Vietnam while serving in the Navy. Dave and his wife have done a lot of traveling in their later years. They've been in all of the United States except for Oregon. They enjoy spending free time with gardening, home maintenance, visiting with their children, grandkids and church activities.
Jodi E started driving for us out of Watertown South about 8 years ago. She loves getting to know the kids and watching them grow up. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family or chasing after her fur and feathered pets.
Roger M has been driving out of our Watertown North location for 10 years. Roger enjoys being around the children and having the extra income during his retirement. In his free time, he likes to read, go camping and harvesting hay on his farm.
Rich W started driving for us in 2020 out of Waconia and currently drives route 102. He really likes the kids and helping them solve problems with the teachers and parents.
Keane has been driving a big bus out of our Waconia facilities since 2018. He said the two main reasons that he enjoys what he does are; the kids and driving a big bus! So Keane is a perfect match and “his kids” will verify this. Of course we all know that Keane also likes to come in early and discuss the latest news & events with the other drivers in the lounge.
When not driving, Keane likes to simply relax and as he puts it; Chill Out.
After two years of retirement, Martin got a little push from his wife when one day she walked in with her arms crossed and said “you’ve been retired for two years - now go get a job fun job!” So he started with us in 2019. Currently he drives a transit van out of Waconia and enjoys the personal relationship he has with his kids - guess his wife was right!
He still has plenty of time to read, do yard work and use his green thumb out in the garden.
Dean started driving for us back in 2009 out of Waconia. He really enjoys his time spent here as besides driving his daily routes, he does activity trips and he’s one of the guys that gets in early every day to insure all our fluids are topped off.
Dean is also the one that insures the coffee is made strong. When he’s not at the bus yard, he likes to take his wife out to eat at all the local establishments plus travel during the summer months.
Benji started with Koch School Bus Service in 2013 driving a van. In 2014 he got his bus license and started doing sporting and other events. With his free time, he enjoys walking out doors and shopping. As one can see by his smile, he truly enjoys making a difference in a child’s life...
Jim started with us in 2018 out of our Shakopee facilities. Currently he drives mini bus 43 and brings "his kids” to & from ECCS, St Johns and New Woods Learner schools.
He likes all the kids and the other drivers / staff including his wife Dawn who is a Para on his bus and his son Eric who also drives.
In his free time, Jim loves to spend time with their grandkids. He also has been utilizing his skills in remodeling their home built in 1905.
Sue has logged many enjoyable miles driving kids from grades K-12 kids for us out of Waconia since 2003! Currently she drives 18-20 year old transition students.
She has met many, many students and takes the time to get to know them all.
In her free time, Sue likes reading, taking walks with her dog and she also coaches Special Olympics - check out the sweatshirt!
This is John’s second year of driving for us out of our Waconia facilities, doing a Cologne Academy route.
He said one of his favorite things about a big bus is that he is able to be a “little vocal" with the kids… He didn’t expand on that, plus forgot to ask his wife (featured below) so guessing that his voice works better that his PA mike on the bus.
In John's free time, what could be better than spending time with his wife and grandkids, fishing and last but not least; riding his Harley-Davidson Road King! I can certainly relate!!
Barbara just started driving a transit van in August 2022. We’re guessing that she saw how much her husband John likes it. So another husband & wife team with us out of Waconia.
Barbara said that she really enjoys her conversations with the kids as they are joyful, curious and interested in everything!
When not driving, she loves to jump on their trampoline with the granddaughters Lizzy & Josie, as well as walking her dogs and reading.
Judy’s bio could fill a page but to condense it down to a paragraph, here goes; Judy married Curtis Koch, son of founder Victor in 1964. Her plan of being a stay at home Mom raising a family were forever changed, when Victor talked her into driving a van, then a big bus. Looking back, she wouldn’t change a thing. Judy was thinking she could retire when her son Brian took over in the 90’s… She said she has retired many times since, but to this day she still fills in as a van driver when needed, plus helps out with office paperwork.
One of her best feelings is knowing she has been a part of many students lives that she has driven starting in kindergarten and have long since graduated.
With whatever spare time she has, she spends most of it with her grandkids and you guessed it; she “enjoys hanging out at the bus garage, visiting with all the drivers”!
Kelly started driving a van in August 2019 out of our Waconia facilities. Then in 2022 she trained and received her CDL license, so now drives a “big bus”!
Kelly has driven several routes from Cologne Academy and Laketown, plus added Bayview, Southview, St Joes, Trinity, Waconia middle and the high school.
She really likes the flexibility and the students that she has. In her free time, Kelly enjoys crafting and being with her own kids & grandkids.
Waconia Lounge
Waconia Staff. Stacy always lightens up the staff meetings with a joke, but looks like Chris didn’t get it.
Wash Bay
Shakopee Service Shop
Employee Appreciation Day – 2021
Great views on a country route.
Some of the finalists for the Ugly Sweater contest.
Les had been driving for 10 years, prior to starting with us at our Waconia facilities in 2019.
Les is one of our main field trip & events drivers who really knows his way around the Twin Cities and metro area! Les said that he really enjoys driving a bus.
When he’s not behind the wheel, he likes watching the Nascar boys drive, as well as watching drama shows on TV.
Adrienne already has one year under her belt as she starting driving for us 9/15/21. She drives a transit van on a Waconia route and really likes the flexibility and the fun atmosphere!
She’s a busy girl when not driving; taking care of and riding her horse. She also loves riding her motorcycle, going to car shows and antiquing, to name a few hobbies.
Dan started at our Shakopee yard in January 2022. Currently he’s a Para on a Chaska route.
Dan really likes the environment, as he said it’s very calm compared to his last place of employment. Proof that hanging out with kids does have a calming effect…
When not on the bus, he enjoys video games, reading, building model kits and listening to music!
Mike is Dan’s father so the saying; like father - like son! Mike started driving a mini bus out of our Shakopee facilities in September of 2021.
Currently he picks up & delivers students to and from St Joseph’s and Dean Lakes schools.
Mike likes all his students, their teachers and all the other drivers!
In his free time, Mike loves to hunt & fish and watch Drag Racing on TV.
Loreli has been driving for us out of the Shakopee facilities since 2015. She drives her mini bus to & from Chanhassen Elementary and the high school, plus Holy Family and two district 287 schools; World Learner and Pioneer Trail.
What Loreli likes most are the kids, driving a bus and the independence with the flexible schedule.
In her free time she loves to read and travel!
Heather started with us 18 years ago way back in 2004! She did take a short hiatus but is now back at our Waconia facilities.
Heather does a wide variety of charter, sub & other routes. She has probably driven every bus we own! Heather really likes all the kids and driving them to different events.
When Heather is not driving, she likes going to the family cabin.
Seems like just yesterday that Luke started driving for us out of Waconia, but now he’s starting his 5 year!
Currently Luke is driving a transit van at Southview Elementary and really enjoys the quality time he has with his kids.
Luke’s hobby takes him across the country as he’s very enthusiastic bowler. Luke also bowls locally a lot. He didn’t mention any 300 games but we’re guessing he’s had some!
Craig has been driving a mini bus out of the Waconia yard going on four years now. His three likes about driving are; the kids, other drivers and Koch Bus! In his free time Craig enjoys doing yard work, gardening, woodworking and tinkering with Jeeps.
David started with us back in 2016. He currently drive a mini bus out of Waconia.
We didn’t bribe him to say this, but David said the thing he likes best about driving, is the company he drives for!
David’s favorite hobbies are golfing, fishing and napping!
Ben started as a para in 2018, then became a bus driver for Koch School Bus Service out of Shakopee in 2019 for all ECC schools and Holy Family.
What Ben likes best about being a bus driver is doing different routes and exploring new areas.
In his free time, Ben works on electronics and plays video games.
Steve C decided to retire June of 2021 as he racked up enough miles to enjoy his second retirement with his family & grandkids. He had been driving a big bus out of our Waconia facilities since 2015, but Steve was driving trucks for a long time prior. If you go on our FaceBook page and search Steve C, you can see & read about him winning his class in the National Safety Truck Driving Championship “Roadeo” back in the 80’s.
Beth started in 2010 driving vans, then switched to a mini bus. She is licensed for driving big buses but just loves driving the “little buses”. Beth has driven routes for Watertown, Waconia and Chaska and currently drives pre-school and SPED students.
She loves the relationships she’s made with “her kids” and their families. Beth has driven some of her kids since pre-school and many are now in middle school. She says everyday is different and every child makes her smile!
When she’s not driving, Beth loves spending time with her own kids & grandkids. She also likes the theater, reading, sewing / crocheting and recently started painting.
David started with us back in 2004. Currently he drives a big bus and over the years has delivered kids to & from Bayview, Eastern Carver County, Laketown, Southview, St Joes and Trinity.
He likes all the kids but says the younger ones have better stories and as you may have guessed; he dresses as Santa every Christmas season which all the kids really enjoy!
He likes driving a bus so much that in 2015, he convinced his wife Shirley (see next pic) to start driving for us as well! In the warmer months when not driving or being Santa, he enjoys playing golf and fishing.
Shirley is David’s wife and we won’t discuss here who is the better half but… After hearing all the enjoyment David has had driving for us, in 2015 she decided to become a Para and then driving a van for special needs children. Shirley has driven to most all the schools David has, so she really gets around. She says it’s all been very rewarding! When not driving or spending time with her husband, Shirley likes to paint on her phone app and do Zudoco.
Laurie began driving for Koch out of Shakopee in 2013. Laurie enjoys helping kids get to school no matter what the weather!
It makes her very happy to be able to provide a positive and safe ride. Outside of bussing Laurie likes quilting, crocheting & gardening.
Laurie and her husband keep busy with many updates to their home and have been traveling with the grandkids this summer.
Debra has an interesting history with Koch Transportation. In 1997, she started driving motor coaches cross country for us, then switched to driving school buses when the fleet was sold in 2001. From 2012 - 2014 she left to work in the oil fields of North Dakota. Luckily for us, she came back in ’14 and has been driving big buses ever since! Debra’s a very independent woman and likes that no one has to watch over her shoulder in doing her job. She really likes the freedom to pick & choose what extra-curricular activities she drives for, as she does quite a few field trips and sporting events, besides leaving for her am routes at 5:30.
In the off season, she likes to do mission and road trips across the USA.
Russell has always liked anything with an engine, so he started driving a big bus for us in January of 2020. Besides the good feeling of driving a bus, he really likes seeing the smiles and hearing the laughter of all the kids he brings to & from school.
When not driving, he likes to spend time at all the local car race tracks. And as you may of guessed, he’s a big Timberwolves fan!
Glen has been with Koch school bus since 2011 driving for Watertown. Glen does lots of work at both Watertown facilities and is our third-party tester. He loves the kids on his routes. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, camping, and spending time at his Florida home.
Larry has been driving for Koch since 2016. He started in a van then got his CDL bus license. Larry has driven for Watertown and he now drives route 118 out of Waconia. He enjoys his students and seeing how they interact with one another, as well as helping them. Larry also enjoys spending time with his family, reading, watching tv and mowing the lawn.
Trixy started working with Koch in April of 2018 as a para. In the summer of 2021 she started driving van routes. What Trixy loves about her job is getting to know her students and their interests. She loves watching them grow into mature adults. She also loves the family atmosphere of Koch.
When Trixy is not working she loves camping, fishing, rodeo’s, writing poetry, leading groups at Recovery Alive and at church. She also loves spending time with family and friends.
Dan C started driving out of our Waconia facilities in February 2013. Currently he drives route 135. Over the last nine years, Dan has enjoyed watching “his kids” grow up each year. He also really likes all his free time between routes, holidays and the summer months. Dan spends some of his free time with small group Bible studies and watching baseball and hockey games.
Al B started driving for us in 2012 out of Waconia. Al likes the variety of being inside and outside of the bus, enjoying the scenery and being mobile - think “office with a view.” In his free time Al enjoys watching tv, going for walks, playing boardgames and cards.
Gail S has been driving out of Watertown North since 2011. Gail loves the flexible hours especially after working corporate for 25 years. She thinks that this is PERFECT! Loves the people and kids she’s around and says you couldn’t ask for a better employer. When she’s not driving her bus, she is a group leader of an international Bible study, plus active in a few Quilting ministries and loves football.
Rick G started in 2018 and drives mini bus 14 out of our Shakopee facilities. Rick really likes the people that he works with, the flexible schedule and getting to know the students and their parents. Rick and his wife enjoy spending time at their lake place, fishing, hunting, and spending as much time as possible with their grandson.
Steve H began in May 2015 and drives route 111 out of Waconia. We’re glad that he loves to drive, as he also runs two farming operations with Black Angus & pigs plus corn & soybeans.
Bonnie F started in August 1996 but was employed by M & D Maass bus when we purchased their company. Bonnie has filled multiple positions for us including cleaning, fueling, van and school bus driving. Bonnie drives route 120 now but is a familiar face to kids on many routes over the years.
Cindy L has been with our team since March of 2017 driving a van for our students in Jordan out of our Waconia garage.
Cindy is spectacular in earning the trust and respect from the students she transports. Her care and love for her students is so special.
Then Curtiss L signed up for the fun experience in March 2019, driving his van to and from Chaska out of our Waconia garage.
A husband & wife team and loving life!
Reggie K started driving for Koch School Bus out of Watertown North in 2020. Reggie also helps train new drivers plus with other things at both Watertown locations.
He loves getting to know the kids, driving athletic events and watching the kids compete. In his free time, Reggie likes to read and study God’s word and enjoys the outdoors with biking, walking and running.
Barbara E drives van 20 out of Shakopee. “Barbie" started in 2011 just as we were transitioning from Anderson Bus to Koch School Bus Service.
As a van driver she gets to connect with her kids as some of them have long drives and love to chat! She also makes the best of every day with her coworkers by having a GREAT attitude.
Outside of driving, Barbie gets her exercise by walking her dog 3 to 4 times a day whether blazing heat, rain and even snow! She enjoys living in an over 55 community and spending time with friends, her grown children and her 8 gorgeous grandchildren and great granddaughter.
Ken K has been driving buses for Waconia schools since 1967! He currently drives route 113. He really enjoys the students that he transports and in his free time, Ken likes to tinker with old cars and has had quite the collection of them over the years!
Angie L drives mini bus 105 out of Shakopee. She started with Koch school bus in 2016. What Angie loves about her job is getting to know each kid on the routes. Angie's hobbies are 4 wheeling in the summer and fall and hanging out by the pool with her kids!
Sadly, Steve B passed away in the spring of 2022. Steve had been driving out of Watertown North since 2018. Steve liked driving a bus as it kept him busy in the winter months and he really enjoyed all his students. He also enjoyed being with his kids and grand kids as well as traveling and fishing. He will be missed but his memory will live on.
Beth A started driving van 23 in 2021 out of Waconia. She loves the conversations with the kids as well as the morning sunrises she sees during her AM routes. When not driving her van, Beth enjoys time with her family, friends, going for walks, knitting and reading.
Clay T works out of Watertown South as a shop hand and sub driver. Both take real talent! He started driving for Koch in 2017. Clay likes the fun atmosphere and the relationships he's built with all the students and parents. He’s also an outdoor person and rides horses in his free time.
Greg S started driving in 2018 for afternoon route 133 out of Waconia. Greg enjoys being able to see the kids every day and helping to make a difference in the community. In his free time Greg enjoys hanging out with his family and refereeing youth soccer games.
Amy R started in 2007 and drives route 128 out of Waconia. Amy is also a hairdresser when she is not driving the kiddos. She’s a great driver, so thinking she’s also a great stylist, too!
Theresa W drives mini bus 106 out of Shakopee. Theresa began with Koch in February 2011 and drove for the previous owner prior to that. Theresa is wonderful with her kids and has had many of the same families for several years.
Ron drives route 8 out of Watertown North. He's been with Koch since September 2011 and was with the previous owner prior to that. Ron is active in the community and has served on his township board for nearly 30 years. He also enjoys driving activity buses to sporting events and field trips.
Brianna drives van 2 out of Watertown South. She began with Koch in March of 2018. Brianna is wonderful with her students as they really like her. Brianna and her family live in Watertown.
Roger L has been driving out of Waconia since 2010. He enjoys the interaction with the students and fun times with his coworkers. Roger enjoys his two granddaughters, reading and working with his sons on their drag race team and watching his Packers.
Linda G started with us in 2011. She drives mini bus 7 out of Shakopee. Linda enjoys the kids on her bus like they are her own. Coupled with the flexibility and freedom, as well as it’s rewarding knowing that you’re making a difference on students lives. In her free time, she loves spending time with her friends and grandkids, horse back riding, flowers and loves collecting antique’s.
Linda retired last June and moved to a warmer state. We miss her and told her that anytime she comes back for a visit, she’s more than welcome to do a sub route!
Ashley W started in 2018 and drives bus 57 / route 24 out of Watertown South. She enjoys the relationships she has built with all her students, the flexibility of the job with being a mother of 3 and the friendships she has built with her coworkers. Hobbies; Ashely enjoys camping, boating, fishing and being with her family!
Mike drives a Cologne Academy route and route 106 out of our Waconia garage. Mike started in November 2017 in Watertown then to Waconia. He enjoys gardening and canning fresh produce as well as making maple syrup.
Deb M began in January 2002 and drives route 114 out of Waconia. Deb does much of our student safety training and goes to the schools and daycares to talk about bus safety.
Mark began driving in August 2013 at our Watertown location and then moved to our Waconia location. Mark drives route 107 in the St Bonifacius/Minnetrista area. Mark is an excellent driver, very punctual, and wears shorts almost year-round.
Kim drove mini buses for 6 years prior to joining Koch in 2020. She loves her kids and has developed a special bond with each one. Because of the positive work environment at Koch, she now actually enjoys getting up early!
Gary has been part of our team since March 2012. Gary drives route 122 and he also drives countless field trips and is known for tailoring his “Herb Brooks Miracle Speech” to the teams he is transporting.
Jolene J has been driving bus 82 out of Waconia since 2020. Jolene enjoys driving and learning new things as it always is an adventure. In her free time, she enjoys working out using her kettlebells, long drives and taking nature photos.
Dave S drives mini bus 37 out of Shakopee and has been with us since 2013. He said the drivers and staff have been wonderful to work with and come with a variety of backgrounds. He has learned a lot about the world of special needs and also said being a bus driver puts you into the world of the younger generation!
Dave worked for the phone company for 40 years and spent time in Vietnam while serving in the Navy. Dave and his wife have done a lot of traveling in their later years. They've been in all of the United States except for Oregon. They enjoy spending free time with gardening, home maintenance, visiting with their children, grandkids and church activities.
Jodi E started driving for us out of Watertown South about 8 years ago. She loves getting to know the kids and watching them grow up. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family or chasing after her fur and feathered pets.
Roger M has been driving out of our Watertown North location for 10 years. Roger enjoys being around the children and having the extra income during his retirement. In his free time, he likes to read, go camping and harvesting hay on his farm.
Rich W started driving for us in 2020 out of Waconia and currently drives route 102. He really likes the kids and helping them solve problems with the teachers and parents.
Keane has been driving a big bus out of our Waconia facilities since 2018. He said the two main reasons that he enjoys what he does are; the kids and driving a big bus! So Keane is a perfect match and “his kids” will verify this. Of course we all know that Keane also likes to come in early and discuss the latest news & events with the other drivers in the lounge.
When not driving, Keane likes to simply relax and as he puts it; Chill Out.
After two years of retirement, Martin got a little push from his wife when one day she walked in with her arms crossed and said “you’ve been retired for two years - now go get a job fun job!” So he started with us in 2019. Currently he drives a transit van out of Waconia and enjoys the personal relationship he has with his kids - guess his wife was right!
He still has plenty of time to read, do yard work and use his green thumb out in the garden.
Dean started driving for us back in 2009 out of Waconia. He really enjoys his time spent here as besides driving his daily routes, he does activity trips and he’s one of the guys that gets in early every day to insure all our fluids are topped off.
Dean is also the one that insures the coffee is made strong. When he’s not at the bus yard, he likes to take his wife out to eat at all the local establishments plus travel during the summer months.
Benji started with Koch School Bus Service in 2013 driving a van. In 2014 he got his bus license and started doing sporting and other events. With his free time, he enjoys walking out doors and shopping. As one can see by his smile, he truly enjoys making a difference in a child’s life...
Jim started with us in 2018 out of our Shakopee facilities. Currently he drives mini bus 43 and brings "his kids” to & from ECCS, St Johns and New Woods Learner schools.
He likes all the kids and the other drivers / staff including his wife Dawn who is a Para on his bus and his son Eric who also drives.
In his free time, Jim loves to spend time with their grandkids. He also has been utilizing his skills in remodeling their home built in 1905.
Sue has logged many enjoyable miles driving kids from grades K-12 kids for us out of Waconia since 2003! Currently she drives 18-20 year old transition students.
She has met many, many students and takes the time to get to know them all.
In her free time, Sue likes reading, taking walks with her dog and she also coaches Special Olympics - check out the sweatshirt!
This is John’s second year of driving for us out of our Waconia facilities, doing a Cologne Academy route.
He said one of his favorite things about a big bus is that he is able to be a “little vocal" with the kids… He didn’t expand on that, plus forgot to ask his wife (featured below) so guessing that his voice works better that his PA mike on the bus.
In John's free time, what could be better than spending time with his wife and grandkids, fishing and last but not least; riding his Harley-Davidson Road King! I can certainly relate!!
Barbara just started driving a transit van in August 2022. We’re guessing that she saw how much her husband John likes it. So another husband & wife team with us out of Waconia.
Barbara said that she really enjoys her conversations with the kids as they are joyful, curious and interested in everything!
When not driving, she loves to jump on their trampoline with the granddaughters Lizzy & Josie, as well as walking her dogs and reading.
Judy’s bio could fill a page but to condense it down to a paragraph, here goes; Judy married Curtis Koch, son of founder Victor in 1964. Her plan of being a stay at home Mom raising a family were forever changed, when Victor talked her into driving a van, then a big bus. Looking back, she wouldn’t change a thing. Judy was thinking she could retire when her son Brian took over in the 90’s… She said she has retired many times since, but to this day she still fills in as a van driver when needed, plus helps out with office paperwork.
One of her best feelings is knowing she has been a part of many students lives that she has driven starting in kindergarten and have long since graduated.
With whatever spare time she has, she spends most of it with her grandkids and you guessed it; she “enjoys hanging out at the bus garage, visiting with all the drivers”!
Kelly started driving a van in August 2019 out of our Waconia facilities. Then in 2022 she trained and received her CDL license, so now drives a “big bus”!
Kelly has driven several routes from Cologne Academy and Laketown, plus added Bayview, Southview, St Joes, Trinity, Waconia middle and the high school.
She really likes the flexibility and the students that she has. In her free time, Kelly enjoys crafting and being with her own kids & grandkids.
Waconia Lounge
Waconia Staff. Stacy always lightens up the staff meetings with a joke, but looks like Chris didn’t get it.
Wash Bay
Shakopee Service Shop
Employee Appreciation Day – 2021
Great views on a country route.
Some of the finalists for the Ugly Sweater contest.
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