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TABLE OF CONTENTS


Industry News: INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS


16 Natural disaster response, federal regulatory updates, National Express to acquire Petermann, the return of Barry Stock, and more


Analysis JOHN P. FAHEY


40 ‘Is the Bus on Time as Long as We Don’t Get Any Calls?’


LINDA F. BLUTH, ED.D. 58 ‘Industry Standards’ Are More than Jargon


NED EINSTEIN 72 State-by-State Variation in Crossing Procedures Part 5: Exceptions to Passing


Columns FIRST TAKE BY RYAN GRAY


14 Getting the Word out on New Seat Belt Technology


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 TOP STORY 22 New Survey Polls Bus Drivers and Aides on Wheelchair Passenger Safety


HEADLINES 26 School Bus Contractor Student Transportation Inc. Joins Nasdaq


28 Dealers Weigh In: How the Economy Is Affecting Business, Customers


30 Bus Driver Scores Big ‘Road-eo’ Victory in Nevada at STN EXPO


32 NHTSA Considering a New Standard for Pedestrian Safety Alarms on All Hybrids


34 Focus Group Shapes Redesigned Front-Engine Tomas Saf-T-Liner EFX


PUBLISHER’S CORNER BY TONY CORPIN 82 Tere Is More to Conferences, Trade Shows than Simply Showing Up


Departments STN ONLINE


8 Highlights from around the Web


MAILBAG 10 Views and opinions from our readers 12 20 Years of STN: Reader Recollections


OBITUARY 56 Wife of Retired Wyoming State Director Passes Away


UPCOMING EVENTS 75 Monthly industry calendar


PEOPLE 76 Movers and shakers in the industry


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 SPECIAL REPORT 36 Te Reuse of School Buses in the Global South


PRODUCTS 77 Te latest offerings for the student transportation set


MARKETPLACE 78 Classified advertising


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