b'Inside SEPTEMBER 2019Volume 29 Issue 09COVER STORYOn the Cover(From left) Ted Thien, VP & GM of Tyler Technologies; Al Chang, First Student bus driver; Michelle 44 Taber, First Student location manager; Dean Suhre, senior vice president Are Onboard Tablets the New Normal? of performance School bus contractor First Student and Tyler Technologies team up to provideimprovement at 42,000 buses across North America with tablets that include customized software. First Student.30 36 52Technology Disruptions inGetting SaferTechnology School Transportation With CollisionSuper UsersJim Harris, keynote speaker at the STN EXPOMitigationSchool districts nationwide Reno and best-selling author, discusses theThe era of school buses beingare dabbling in new new technology that is available today andable to avoid crashes hastechnology, with GPS at promised tomorrow. These new developmentsarrived. But so far, studentthe forefront of purchase will provide increased safety and efficiency fortransporters are slow to adoptdecisions. Several super school bus services. the technology. That shouldusers share their stories and soon change. discuss how new technology is transforming their fleet.4School Transportation NewsSEPTEMBER 2019'