TABLE OF CONTENTS June 2010


COVER STORY: The More Things


Stay the Same 34 Pete Settle has seen his family busi- ness, Petermann Bus Ltd., more than


double in size over the past couple of years. Now the nation’s fifth-largest school bus contractor, the expansion has been realized through the same customer service and treatment of its employees that has enabled the Ohio-based company to survive for the past nine decades.


COVER PHOTO: ALAN FUSON OF RON CARROLL PHOTOGRAPHY, CINCINNATI, OHIO


Features: Breaking Down Health Care Reform


38 Te time has come to be aware, but time will tell if you need to “beware”


Two Great Techs That Work Great Together


42 Although it has yet to see a widespread accep- tance, the combination of GPS and routing software is


cutting costs, time and headaches Volume IX Issue 06


Setting Trends Through Early Adoption


46 Working with vendors during the early stages of a product can help steer development in the right direction


4 School Transportation News Magazine June 2010


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