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14 The Power of It All Should rising engine, battery and vehicle prices combined with new purchase delivery delays cause student transporters to re- evaluate their maintenance operations?


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6 School Transportation News • OCTOBER 2022 Column’s


10 Editor’s Take by Ryan Gray TSD at 30: Much the Same Yet ...


18 Thought Leader by


Robert Pudlewski School Bus Evolution: Fleet for the Future


50 Thought Leader by Linda Bluth, with


Kimberly Martin Working in Partnership to Enhance School Bus Safety


for Children with Disabilities 66 Publisher’s Corner by


Tony Corpin Sound the Alarm


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Bullying is an age-old issue that seemingly will never go away. Instead, the ways of and the reasons for bullying are constantly changing, and the school bus is a proving ground.


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62 Ad Index 64 Marketplace


58 TSD Conference Preview The Transporting Students with Disabilities and Special Needs officially moves to November. Learn more about the topics, speakers and exhibitors scheduled for next moth, Nov. 8 – 13, in Frisco, Texas.


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