INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS
NSTA INSTALLS A NEW PRESIDENT, LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAMS AT 2013 MEETING
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er “roadeo” and introduced a new training program plus a new scholarship. Te July 19-23 meeting, held in Tulsa, Okla., kicked off with the 43rd Annual School Bus Driver International Safety Competition. School bus drivers from the U.S. and Canada squared off by taking a written test and, fol- lowing a weather delay, putting their driving skills to the test. (A complete list of winners was not available at press time.) Ten, NSTA announced its new Safety Competi- tion Education Scholarship program for bus operators and/or the child of a driver who competed in the 2013 competition. Te association also introduced new driv-
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er training material titled “School Bus Secu- rity During Loading and Unloading” to its membership of school-bus contractors. Tis training was developed in response to the tragedy in Alabama last January that ended the life of heroic bus driver Charles Poland and resulted in a hostage crisis involving a young student. “Our goal for this project was to empow- er drivers with the tools they need to rec-
t NSTA’s Annual Meeting and Convention in July, the organization welcomed a new president, held a school bus driv-
£ Tim Flood, at podium, took the NSTA president's gavel from Magda Dimmendaal in July at the conclusion of the annual convention and meeting in Tulsa, Okla. Dimmendaal was also inducted into the NSTA Hall of Fame.
ognize a potential security risk and present them with a protocol of possible response actions they could consider to avoid putting themselves or their student passengers at risk,” said Gary Catapano, NSTA’s Safety and Security Chairman. At the close of the 2013 meeting, Magda Dimmendaal passed the gavel to NSTA’s new president, Tim Flood, as he was officially installed. Flood has consistently held an active role within NSTA, serving on many committees and chairing the Industry Development and Safety and Security committees. He has also served on the Board of Directors for more than a decade. “I am honored to lead such an amazing
group of industry professionals,” stated Flood. “Our focus remains on providing safe and efficient transportation to students throughout North America.”
Dimmendaal was also inducted into the NSTA Hall of Fame.
30 School Transportation News September 2013
from National Express Corporation received Golden Merit Awards at the NSTA’s annual convention in Tulsa, Okla.: Greg Stock of Stock Transportation and Gail Bergstrom and Kitty Anderson of Durham School Services … Heavy-duty vehicle lift manufacturer Stertil-Koni announced that it has completed the next stage of a multi-phase capital investment program at its U.S. manufacturing facility, Stertil ALM, in Streator, Ill. … First Student recently sponsored the Wichita Public Schools’ golf tournament that supports the district’s Educational Edge Program … Safety Vision, LLC celebrated 20 continuous years of revenue growth and operations in 2013 at the STN Expo, which was again held at the glamorous Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev. … CleanFUEL USA, a developer of liquid propane fuel injection systems, has received Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board certification for the S2G chassis from Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation … Seon launched the vMax Trac, an RFID-card based student ridership tracking system that gives school transportation staff real- time information on bus occupants and their last known location … The 2013 edition of the World Market for Mobile Video Surveillance Equipment report named Apollo Video Technology as the global supply leader in for the transit bus market.
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