School Bus Fleet, March 2018
MARCH 2018 DEPARTMENTS EDITORS NOTE 4 Weighing in on Warning Light System COMMUNITY 6 NEWS 8 Gun Comments Trigger Police Response NTSB Report on Iowa School Bus Fire FIVE QUESTIONS 18 Arby Creach on Effects of Hurricanes Improving Economy NAPT NEWS VIEWS 42 A New Look at Labor Trends Maybe We Should Stand on Our Heads NSTA ADVOCACY IN ACTION 44 12 Key Achievements in 2017 PEOPLE 46 BUSINESS 48 SNAPSHOTS 50 ADVERTISER INDEX 53 PRODUCTS 54 CLASSIFIEDS 56 THE LAST WORD 60 Prepare to Meet Higher Demand for Technicians 28 34 38 On the cover Cover photo courtesy of Blue Bird Shot by Erwin Harrison FEATURES 22 28 34 36 38 SURVEY WITH SHORTAGE OF DRIVERS TECHS OFTEN COVER ROUTES SBFs Maintenance Survey finds that more than half of respondents have shop staff driving often or even daily Meanwhile average starting pay for school bus technicians jumps to 1970 per hour By Thomas McMahon Executive Editor SCHOOL BUS FIRES HIGHLIGHT NEED FOR PREVENTIVE MEASURES With a rash of blazes in recent months one fatal pupil transportation officials boost inspection and replacement of older buses Evacuation drills and fire suppression also come into focus By Lynda Van Kuren SCHOOL BUS MAINTENANCE STAFF SEEKS SHARES REGEN SOLUTION Working as a team a shop in an Ohio districts transportation department reduces regeneration incidents by about 80 and shares the solution with other technicians By Nicole Schlosser Managing Editor 5 NEW TOOLS FOR THE SCHOOL BUS SHOP A dashboard that reflects tire maintenance savings heavy duty tire changers and an oil change system that speeds up the process are just some of the latest products designed to boost savings and uptime TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE WEIGHING THE BENEFITS OF VISUAL NAVIGATION For substitute drivers an illuminated display with directions might be a safer alternative to fumbling in the dark with a hand held route sheet By Derek Graham CONTENTS 1 MARCH 2018 SCHOOL BUS FLEET
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