CONTENTS
NOVEMBER 2013 VOLUME 22 ISSUE 11
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COVER STORY
ON A GRAND SCALE | 46 We profile transportation departments at some of the largest school districts in the country to see how their operations, and yellow buses, go ’round and ’round
WHERE’S THERE’S SMOKE… | 50 A firefighter breaks down the school bus seat flammability standard and makes the case for engine compartment suppression systems
OLD LAWS, NEW APPS | 44 ANALYSIS BY PEGGY A. BURNS, ESQ. Technology’s role in employment decisions about employee online speech
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INSIDE
HOW VIDEO IS AFFECTING ON-BOARD BEHAVIOR
COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING BRINGS VARIETY TO DRIVERS
SURVEY: STARTING SALARIES, BENEFITS, DRIVER SHORTAGES AND MORE
November 2013
ON THE COVER In July, the U.S. Senate confirmed Obama appointee Anthony
SPECIAL REPORT: MEET THE
NEW CUMMINS ISV5.0 DIESEL
Catching a Foxx
American School Bus Council nabs U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to ride school bus, learn about issues affecting industry during visit of Arizona district for back-to-school event
+ 4 School Transportation News November 2013
HOW TOP DISTRICTS OPERATE
MEET THIS YEAR'S ‘BEST’ TECHS &
INSPECTORS SEAT
FLAMMABILITY STANDARDS & FIRE
SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS FOR ENGINES
PHOTO OF FOXX BY HANNAH GABER. COMPOSITE BY VINCE RIOS.
Foxx as the new secretary of the Department of Transportation. The former mayor of Charlotte, N.C., replaced Ray LaHood. Foxx met with American School Bus Council members during a visit of Tucson Unified School District in September with Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
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