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January 2012 Digital Magazine Edition

jan12-coverStudent transporters seek value in all they do...and purchase. Small bus manufacturers tell STN they are targeting viable options for school districts, bus companies when it comes to alternative fuels.

 

 

TOP STORY

Defining Student Fatalities at the School Bus Stop

SPECIAL REPORT

Make Way for New and Revised Wheelchair Standards 18, 19 and 20

INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS

State budget crises; NTSB urges ban on all mobile communications by motorists; more guidance on how transportation affects bullying, charter schools and FERPA; debate on school bus flammability standards; school bus safety tools; and more

HEADLINES

STN EXPO to Offer 'The Great Opportunity,' Names McDonald Co-Chair

Student Transportation Departments Urged to Prepare for Two-Way Radio Narrowbanding

Passenger Van Safety Strictly Enforced for Massachusetts Day Cares

FEATURES

Game On
The Type A small school bus landscape continues to evolve as manufacturers increase alternative-fuel options for customers

Wireless Video Surveillance: A Capital Idea
While the future is now, student transporters are reminded to weigh cost, expectations and usage when deciding on wireless video

ANALYSIS

Flexible Advice: Compartmentalization Seats, Restraints and Flexible Seating
By Robert Pudlewski, STN Technical Editor

In the Rearview Mirror: 2011, a Legal Year in Review
By Peggy A. Burns, Esq.

Can You Manage Your Disaster?
By Cheri Clymer

COLUMNS

First Take by Ryan Gray
A New Year's Challenge and Opportunity

Commentary by Bill Paul
Can We Get to Zero?

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STN Online
More school districts sue states in wake of budget crises; NTSB recommends mobile communications ban; transportation's role in bullying, student privacy policies; Indiana class-action lawsuit regarding bus fees; school bus flammability standards; and more

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