School Bus Fleet, July 2015
2 SCHOOL BUS FLEET JULY 2015 14 15 Ways to Spread Good News About Your Operation Who says all school bus news has to be bad news Take a proactive approach to promoting your departments successes through social media newsletters events and other PR efforts By Thomas McMahon Executive Editor 20 Contractors Report More Driver Shortages Only 6 of respondents have no shortage of school bus drivers compared to 15 last year Other findings include average driver pay alt fuel use and new bus buying By Thomas McMahon Executive Editor 24 Most Fleets Expand in Top 50 Contractors Nearly two thirds of this years companies grew their fleets and a good handful obtained a significant number of district contracts The top five companies in the ranking held steady and two new contractors joined the list By Nicole Schlosser Managing Editor 32 Whats New in the Top 50 The latest developments related to some of this years largest school bus contractors 34 Kickert School Bus Hits 100 Year Milestone Throughout its history the Illinois based contractor has been at the forefront of using alternative fuels for its vehicles beginning with a horse and wagon powered by oats and hay By Lisa Hudson 38 6 Tips for Saving Water With Bus Wash Systems Measures to cut water use while maintaining a clean fleet include brush systems nozzle upkeep and using foams and soap alternatives such as vehicle wash agents suppliers say By Nicole Schlosser Managing Editor features July 2015 Vol 61 No 6 Cover photo courtesy of IC Bus departments Editors Note 4 A tragic reminder about texting and driving Feedback 6 Industry News 8 Security requirements terminology key issues at 2015 NCST School bus duo protects girl from stranger danger NAPT News Views 42 Being on Candid Camera is common NSTA Advocacy in Action 44 Why we advocate for increased DERA funding Business Watch 46 People 48 Advertiser Index 53 Product Highlights 54 Classifieds 57 The Last Word 60 Low pay often fuels driver shortage 14 34 cover
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