WHEN SAFETY IS A GIVEN
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We asked people who drive and maintain buses what they wanted in a Type A model. They told us, “Safety is always a must. But storage would be a real plus.”
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NEXBUS Battery/Storage Compartment
COVER STORY
NEW & IMPROVED | 52 Student transporters share how their fleet operations are improving through innova- tions in technology and management
UPON FURTHER REVIEW | 60 Keeping the inspection process effective requires a relentless commitment to put- ting the safest vehicles on the road
• Holds up to 120 pounds of equipment and emergency gear • Securable compartment tucked away behind passenger door
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• Easy slide for quick access
SECOND TIME AROUND | 66 This year’s NASDPTS fall conference and NAPT Annual Summit return to Grand Rapids, Mich., where attendees will learn about federal regulations, key perfor- mance indicators, safety and security planning, and more
SNEAK PEEK: EXHIBITORS AT THE NAPT SUMMIT TRADE SHOW | 70
INSIDE
CRASH TEST SHOWS BENEFITS OF LAP-SHOULDER SEAT BELTS
PREPPING FOR WINTERTIME OPERATIONS IS YEAR ROUND
ARE EMPLOYEE POSTS PROTECTED BY FREE SPEECH?
October 2013
ON THE COVER School districts and municipalities nationwide are turning
SPECIAL NASDPTS,
NAPT Conference Preview
Where Every Type A Bus is a Type A+
800.533.1850
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4 School Transportation News October 2013
IN THE ACT +
States continue push for stop-arm enforcement systems
STN READERS REPORT FLEET INNOVATIONS
PRE-TRIP INSPECTIONS REQUIRE COMMITMENT
to camera surveillance programs to enforce school-bus stop laws. According to a recent NASDPTS survey, more than 85,000 motorists broke these laws during a one-day count in 28 states that participated. These drivers are ignorant of the laws, or simply ignoring them, but are becoming a catch phrase from a once- famous television show: ‘Smile, You’re On Candid Camera.’ PHOTO COURTESY OF ERWIN HARRISON.
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