TABLE OF CONTENTS March 2012 COVER STORY: Student transporters need to ensure
they properly plan for a new facility, especially a multi-million dollar one like what was opened last year by Adams 12 Five Star Schools in Tornton, Colo. Contributor John Whelan reports on what went into the district’s planning that has resulted in not only a state-of-the-art and environmentally friendly garage, but a completely new transportation campus for all its employees.
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Clean & Green
How Alternative Fuels Can Make School Bus Maintenance Easier
NTSB Releases Final Report on 2010 Gray Summit, Mo., Crash
What Does Your Tire Tracking Program Tell You?
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COVER PHOTO: COURTESY ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS
Features: Planning & Building the Right (Greener)
Transportation Facility p. 40 Adams 12 Five Starts School’s new $19.7 million facility opened in October
Coming Clean: The Dirty Facts on
Washing School Buses p. 50 Incorporating a wastewater disposal program involves many variables — and money
Colorado School District Plans, Constructs State-of-the-Art Transportation Facility
Our team truly believes that in the school bus industry, safety is everyone's business. The Child Check-Mate System will help to ensure that drivers perform their daily check outs at the end of their route. Our strong commitment to the security of children is our motivation for every system we build.
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The Wheels on the Bus… p. 56
STN maintenance survey does rounds with fleet operators to learn what tracking programs tell them
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