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18 Special Reports Smallville Independent School District 01106
BOBBIE HURST
18 No End in Sight? The school bus driver shortage continues. According to an STN survey, readers averaged at least 10 driver openings this past school year. Some say the answer could be a school-bus- specific CDL.
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8 School Transportation News • JULY 2023
12 Editor’s Take by Ryan Gray Catching the Horse Up to the Cart
32 Thought Leader by
Robert T. Pudlewski Vehicle & Parts Procurement: Data Collection Needed to Get
Ready for New Direction
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82 Publisher’s Corner by
Tony Corpin The Culture of Top Transportation Teams
16 STN EXPO Indy Photo Gallery
80 Ad Index Columns
26 Monitors Needed Having a bus assistant or monitor on board every route could help increase safety and provide much needed help to school bus drivers. However, many districts only provide these staff members as required per student IEPs.
Sections 10 Feedback 14 Online 15 Show Reporter Online
Q&A
52 Pedal to the Metal Amy Davis, president of Accelera by Cummins, sat down with School Transportation News in May to discuss the future of zero emissions.
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