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Elements... INDUSTRY NEWS:
Industry Connections 14 Bus driver saves kids from burning bus, new NHTSA administrator takes the reigns and more
Top Story 18 Federal Texting Ban for Interstate Bus Drivers Expected to Exempt Two-Way Radios
Headlines 20 Going Green Takes on More than One Meaning at NSTA Mid Winter Meeting
22 Monitoring Under-Inflation, Safety
23 Districts Are Pulling Out the Plastic for Purchases
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School Transportation News (ISSN# 1070-3586) Periodicals Postage Paid at Torrance CA and at additional mailing offices, is published monthly except for December, by William E. Paul Inc. Please address all correspondence to 5334 Torrance Blvd, Third Floor, Torrance, CA 90503. The base price of an annual subscription is $29.95 per year. Canadian and foreign add $10 for postage, remit U.S. funds only. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to School Transportation News PO BOX 789, Redondo Beach, CA 90277.
6 School Transportation News Magazine March 2010
Special Report 28 Promoting Good (Engine) Health
25 Transportation Planner Mourned by Family and Friends
26 Right to Repair Act a Moot Point for Some
People 61 Movers and shakers in the industry
Marketplace 54 Classified advertising
ANALYSIS:
Ned Einstein 56 Flashers, Signals and Recognition, Part 3
COLUMNS:
First Take by Ryan Gray 12 Te Slow Online Revolution
Editorial Desk by Stephane Babcock 66 Organizing Your ‘Tools’
DEPARTMENTS: STN Online 8 Highlights from around the Web
Mailbag 10 Views and opinions from our readers
Upcoming Events 59 Monthly industry calendar
Products
60 Te latest product offerings for the school transportation set
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