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INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS 16 NAPT’s annual scholarship and grant applications, NSTA executive director, new Alabama law on additional medical testing, Louisiana bill limits school bus driver tenure, Biz Bites and more.
Analysis
MICHAEL SCHWARTZ 66 Understanding Your Diesel Particulate Filter
Columns FIRST TAKE BY RYAN GRAY 10 Tackling a Social Phenomenon Head On
PUBLISHER’S CORNER BY TONY CORPIN 98 Te Power of Teamwork
Departments MAILBAG 12 Views and opinions from our readers
TOP STORY 26 STN EXPO Games Provide Much-Needed Relief for Attendees
HEADLINES 28 Remembering Heroic Chowchilla School Bus Driver Ed Ray
CROSSINGGU RD SCHOOL BUS ARM ENFORCEMENT
• Legally Cite Drivers that Ignore Stop Arms
• No Bus Driver Intervention
• No Cost to the District – Paid for by Violators
• Operated by the No. 1 Photo Enforcement Provider in North America
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SPECIAL REPORT 38 Fuel Savings With Diesel — Yes, Diesel
30 IC Bus Celebrates 100,000th Manufacturing Milestone
32 New-Generation LEDs Tinner, But Cost a Concern
34 Implementing Social Networking Policies on School Buses
STN ONLINE 14 Highlights from the Web
PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS 88 Te latest offerings for the student transportation set
UPCOMING EVENTS 92 Monthly industry calender
PEOPLE 93 Industry movers and shakers
MARKETPLACE 96 Classified advertising
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