School Bus Fleet, October 2019
OCTOBER 2019 DEPARTMENTS EDITORS NOTE 4 Amid Crunch Time Take a Pause COMMUNITY 6 NEWS 8 NASDPTS on Proposed Training Compliance Extension Driver Buried in Casket Decorated Like a School Bus ABA EXPLORING THE ISSUES 44 Effective Evacuation Training Can Help Save Lives SHOP TALK 48 8 Keys to Getting Your Buses Prepared for Winter NSTA ADVOCACY IN ACTION 50 Bringing School Bus Safety Advocacy to Capitol Hill ADVERTISER INDEX 53 PEOPLE 54 BUSINESS 56 CLASSIFIEDS 58 SNAPSHOTS 60 14 36 39 23 Cover photo courtesy Thomas Built Buses FEATURES 14 20 23 36 39 RIDESHARING BRINGS EFFICIENCY SAVINGS Childrens ridesharing companies are offering more than just home to school transportation The service also proves helpful for a variety of school trips tackling bus driver shortage and helping schools save on transportation costs By Sadiah Thompson Assistant Editor HELPING DRIVERS TURN DOWNTIME INTO UPTIME Texas and North Carolina transportation departments fill the gap in drivers schedules with administrative cleaning and technical tasks and tap other staff to ease driver shortage An Illinois contractor offers space for socializing and relaxation By Nicole Schlosser Executive Editor SBFS TOP 100 SCHOOL DISTRICT FLEETS Gwinnett County Public Schools climbs up one spot to rank third on the list with the same number of route buses as last year The district has the second biggest in house public school bus fleet By Nicole Schlosser Executive Editor VIRGINIA DISTRICT BOLSTERS DRIVER SUPPORT FOR SUCCESS Fairfax County Public Schools backs its 1325 drivers with a discipline tracking system for better follow up and puts driver supervisors on the road to assist as needed Additionally fleet upkeep is boosted with county employed technicians By Lynda Van Kuren AUTOMATED FIRE SUPPRESSION OFFERS EARLY DETECTION MINIMAL MAINTENANCE Fire suppression technology can help boost safety by enhancing the speed of fire detection reducing overall vehicle damage and minimizing maintenance operations By Sadiah Thompson Assistant Editor CONTENTS 1 OCTOBER 2019 SCHOOL BUS FLEET
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