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Managementby Peggy A. Burns, Esq.October 9, 2009

‘Making a List and Checking It Twice’: Subjecting Cost-Cutting Strategies to a Second Look

By the time you’re reading this issue of SCHOOL BUS FLEET, you’ve either been “living” change or anticipating it. The comments I’ve heard at su...

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ManagementCover Storyby Kelly Roher, Senior EditorOctober 8, 2009

In-Service Meetings Promote Year-Round Driver Training

School bus operations strengthen drivers’ skills and expand their knowledge of timely industry topics with these meetings. Guest speakers can enhance the value of the meetings, while auxiliary training and incentive programs help to keep drivers engaged.

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SafetyCover Storyby Thomas McMahonOctober 2, 2009

Q&A: Dirk Kempthorne Goes Yellow

The former senator, governor and secretary of the Interior is a high-profile fan of the school bus industry. Here Kempthorne, who will address the NAPT this fall, discusses budgets, energy and politics in an exclusive interview.

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Managementby Frank Di Giacomo, PublisherOctober 1, 2009

Not all doom and gloom

As we monitor media outlets from all over the country to see what they have to report on pupil transportation matters, we’ve been coming across a lot ...

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Managementby StaffOctober 1, 2009

People

CHRISTOPHER A. HART was sworn in as a member of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and designated by President Obama as the...

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Managementby StaffOctober 1, 2009

Product Highlights

Activity bus boasts all-steel body, roof crash rails for rollover protection MyBus is the...

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Managementby StaffOctober 1, 2009

Business Watch

Cook-Illinois Corp. debuts hybrid bus at NASCAR event School bus contractor Cook-Illinois Corp. debuted its new hybrid school bus in a par...

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Managementby Bruce A. Leauby and Jack ZookOctober 1, 2009

Tax planning for 2009

The February 2009 issue of SCHOOL BUS FLEET featured a tax planning article for school bus contractors for 2008 and beyond. Coincidentally, the same month ...

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Managementby Bret BrooksOctober 1, 2009

Violent Students: Contributing Factors

School bus drivers and transportation administrators constantly multitask. As bus drivers negotiate around traffic on the highway, they must also watc...

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffOctober 1, 2009

Q&A: Still Secure After 25 Years

As Q’Straint hits a milestone, President Jean-Marc Girardin discusses the company’s continuing quest to bolster the safety of passengers who use wheelchairs.

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