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(STN Podcast E172) Hall of Famer: “King of School Bus” Shares Cook-Illinois Corp. Legacy

School Transportation Nation podcast – Episode 172

The STN August issue, newly released TSD Conference agenda, and federal clean school bus funding top today’s headlines.

John Benish, Jr., chief operating officer of Cook-Illinois Corporation, joins us to discuss his family’s trailblazing legacy through the largest school bus provider in Chicagoland, as well as his recent induction into the National School Transportation Association Hall of Fame.

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