TABLE OF CONTENTS March 2011 COVER STORY: Have you already jumped on board the
There's a reason that Collins, Mid Bus, and Corbeil build more Type A school buses than all the other brands combined: We build a better bus. Period.
social networking bandwagon? Or have you resisted the trend because you think sites like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube just aren’t for you? Either way, we all still network in one way or another. Tis month, we launch STNSOCiAL, a unique partnership that tailors all of the social networking bells and whistles solely for the benefit of school transportation industry. What started as a concept to unite the school bus technician com- munity quickly grew into a tool we think everyone will not only “Like” but will find invaluable.
COVER PHOTO: MARIANN YATTAW Features:
Training on the Super Highway p. 40 More and more transportation departments are looking to the World Wide Web for
answers to mechanical questions
Tallying the Tech Trends p. 46 STN survey looks to the technicians and mechanics for an overview of the industry
Profiling Pioneers in Alternative Fuels
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p. 56 We take a look at some districts that are going out of their way to go green
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How school bus techs helped drive the new industry networking site
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