TABLE OF CONTENTS We don’t stop to measure our successes. Industry News:
INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS 14 Seclusion, school bus fatalities
and more
TOP STORY 20 2010 NCST Ends with Cordial
Compromises, Additions
HEADLINES 22 Tire Prices Reflect Material, Produc-
tion Cost Increases
23 Louisiana to Trow Book at Drunk School Bus Drivers
We continually surpass them.
Quick-Secure Series 2010
The next evolution of the world's first retractor wheelchair tie-down and occupant restraint system:
24 Using Software to Keep Field Trips in Line with the Budget
26 NAPT Program Recommends Products, Builds Relationships
28 Connecticut Law to Offset Cost of Optional School Bus Seat Belts
36 Indiana’s Top School Bus Rep Says Good-Bye, for Now
38 Barry Stock to Make Last Stop at NSTA, National Express
40 Micro Bird Announces Next Evolution of Propane-Powered Transportation
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Jerry Crunk 941.792.2299
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STN ONLINE 8 Highlights from around the Web
MAILBAG 10 Views and opinions from our readers
UPCOMING EVENTS 91 Monthly industry calendar
PRODUCTS 92 Te latest product offerings for the school transportation set
PEOPLE 94 Movers and Shakers in the Industry
MARKETPLACE 95 Classified advertising
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6 School Transportation News Magazine July 2010 See Us At Booth # 107
SPECIAL REPORT 42 Two school bus dealers that double
as contractors give insight into their experiences with SCR and EGR
FIRST PERSON 30 Denny Coughlin:
Te Worst-Case Scenario
ANALYSIS: RENAAT VER EECKE
70 Going Green with GPS Fleet Tracking
LINDA BLUTH 74 Transportation Advocacy Has a Role in Transporting Homeless Students
NED EINSTEIN 82 Directing the Students Across
JOHN D. MUSSO 86 Transportation Professionals as Educators
COLUMNS:
12 First Take by Ryan Gray What is the Cost of Saving One Life?
90 Editorial Desk by Stephane Babcock An Afternoon in the Park
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