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INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS 14 Top Story: Federal school bus safety omnibus bill to target illegal passers, pedestrian detection systems, lap/ shoulder belts and more
16 Zonar-Thomas Built Buses partnership yields latest factory-installed school bus telematics offering
18 Contractor’s need for additional safety features results in comprehensive child- check solution
20 Operator plans necessary when imple- menting, managing technology innovations
24 News Briefs: New alternative-fuel options coming to school bus market, NTSB issues preliminary report on fatal motorcoach crash, Pape assumes presidency of New York contractors group, electric bus enters second phase, Biz Bites, and more
PRODUCTS & UPCOMING EVENTS 40 The latest offerings for the student transportation set, and our monthly industry calendar
SPECIAL REPORT 44 School districts opt to stretch dollars
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with lease-to-purchase programs rather than purchasing new buses and equipment outright
ANALYSIS: 41 Tim Ammon The State of Contracting
Q&A 42 A conversation with STI’s Denis Gallagher on ABC’s of contracting & alt fuels
DEPARTMENTS MAILBAG 8 Views and opinions from our readers
STN ONLINE 12 Highlights from our websites
COLUMNS FIRST TAKE BY RYAN GRAY 10 Contractual Obligations
PUBLISHER’S CORNER BY TONY CORPIN 66 Kids Are In Our Future
MARKETPLACE 64 Classified advertising
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