TABLE OF CONTENTS August 2012 ON THE COVER:
Jim Sumrell, chief operating officer for the Clarksville-Montgomery School System, and Kelley Platt, CEO of Tomas Built Buses, stand next to the redesigned Saf-T-Liner EFX, which includes new features based on customer feedback. Te school system received the first new EFX buses that rolled off of Tomas’ production line. Learn more about the large bus innovations being brought to market in this issue.
COVER PHOTO: COURTESY OF THOMAS BUILT BUSES
peace of mind.
with the touch of a button.
Features:
The Future Is Now p. 34 Te four large school bus manufacturers
discuss their latest innovations designed to reduce total cost of ownership for customers
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From Concept to the Road
p. 40 Early 1990s task force in Oklahoma led by two industry veterans was prophetic in imagining today’s school bus technology
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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A New Vision p. 44 Reinventing Blue Bird’s Next-Generation
Propane Vision from the drawing board to final certification
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