Inside FEATURES


OCTOBER 2026 Volume 36 Issue 10


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Avoiding Collisions Collision avoidance systems and video camera sytems are serving as proactive measures to increase safety.


But as the technology improves, the price tags increase. Transporting Students With


Disabilities & Special Needs Conference and Trade Show


Embassy Suites, Frisco, Texas NOV. 4 – 10, 2026


IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 24 Leadership


Strategies Communication is a key component to effective leadership and a recurring trait among this year’s Top Transportation Team award winners.


32 Training


Requirements Obtaining a commercial driver’s license is no easy task. Transportation directors share the ways they get applicants through the bottlenecks.


6 School Transportation News • OCTOBER 2026 50 Gearing Up for


TSD Conference The Transporting Students with Disabilities and Special Needs Conference returns to Fisco, Texas next month. Browse the sessions and networking opportunities planned for this must-attend event.


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