Inside COVER STORY 30


Rising to the Top Meet 10 transportation professionals who are standing out by implementing innovative solutions and pushing


their transportation organizations to new heights. FEATURES


OCTOBER 2022 Volume 32 Issue 10


24 Yellow Isn’t Always


Feasible Using non-yellow-bus (or at least non-CDL) transportation options are helping school districts navigate the driver shortage as well as cut costs while still providing service students need.


44 Rerouting


Transportation directors share how technological solutions have eased routing challenges, especially amid school start up.


52 Properly Equipped


Wheelchair securement is getting more complicated, as parents expect all wheelchairs can be properly installed in school buses. Training is the answer.


On the Cover Gilbert Blue Feather Rosas poses before the 2022 STN EXPO Reno Trade Show in July. Photo by Vincent Rios Creative


4 School Transportation News • OCTOBER 2022


PHOTO BY VINCENT RIOS CREATIVE


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