June 2014

Denis Gallagher is an entrepreneur as well as a busman. STBusMan, actually. That’s the Twitter handle of the Student Transportation Inc. founder, CEO and chairman. The orchestrator of tremendous company growth, he sat down with us to talk school bus acquistions contracting, bid-ins, conversions alternative fuels and more.

FEATURES

Is Outsourcing In Style?
While some school districts fear losing control by contracting out transportation services, the opposite can be true despite market and political pressures

At Your Service
School bus contractors are serious about modernizing and improving their maintenance programs

Like New
Refurbishing older school buses can mean much more than just a fresh paint job

INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS

Top Story: Federal school bus safety omnibus bill to target illegal passers, pedestrian detection systems, lap/shoulder belts and more

Zonar-Thomas Built Buses partnership yields latest factory-installed school bus telematics offering

Contractor’s need for additional safety features results in comprehensive childcheck solution

Operator plans necessary when implementing, managing technology innovations

NEWS BRIEFS: New alternative-fuel options coming to school bus market, NTSB issues preliminary report on fatal motorcoach crash, Pape assumes presidency of New York contractors group, electric bus enters second phase, Biz Bites, and more

PEOPLE & UPCOMING EVENTS

The latest offerings for the student transportation set, and our monthly industry calendar

SPECIAL REPORT

School districts opt to stretch dollars with lease-to-purchase programs rather than purchasing new buses and equipment outright

ANALYSIS

The State of Contracting
By Tim Ammon

Q&A
A conversation with STI’s Denis Gallagher on ABC’s of contracting & alt fuels

DEPARTMENTS

Mailbag: Views and opinions from our readers

STN ONLINE
Highlights from our website

COLUMNS

Contractual Obligations
First Take by Ryan Gray

Kids Are In Our Future
Publisher’s Corner by Tony Corpin

MARKETPLACE

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