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20 Special Report


20 Addressing Safety Concerns State laws are normally reactive to various safety related incidents, and Texas and Maine are no different. But experts say that solving one safety issue could create others when retrofitting a fleet.


Sections 12 Conversations 16 Trends 48 Ad Index


Columns


10 Editor’s Take by Ryan Gray You Can’t Spell Training Without AI


50 Publisher’s Corner by


Tony Corpin Fresh Ideas: Recruitment, Retention


On the Cover Kansas City Public Schools Superintendent Jennifer Collier. Cover design by Kimber Horne Cover photo for Zum by Alexis Cronk with Cronk & Co Collective.


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