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COVER STORY
14 > Official BUSRide Field Test:
MCAT: Forward thinking with rear-
facing technology
By Richard Tackett
The MCAT service is now enhanced with the
addition of the Q’POD and QUANTUM wheelchair
securement systems provided by Q’Straint
FEATURES
18 > Official BUSRide Roundtable
Discussion: Dealer Update: The
small & midsize bus market
in 2018
BUSRide spoke with representatives from some
of the nation’s leading bus dealers to hear
their thoughts on the current state of the small
and midsize bus market, new technological
developments and growth opportunities for
operators running these vehicles
21 > Official BUSRide Field
Test: Dean Transportation trials
real-time surveillance with Axis
Communications
By Richard Tackett
With nearly 1,500 school buses operating in
more than 100 school districts throughout
Michigan, security and surveillance is a
paramount concern for Dean Transportation
25 > Electric bus infrastructure:
Charge success with the right
partners and right solution
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By Stephanie Laubenstein and David Warren
26 > Continental introduces
intelligent tires to the
motorcoach industry
Continental is launching the motorcoach
industry’s first complete tire line factory-
assembled with an embedded tire pressure
monitoring system sensor
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DEPARTMENTS
8 > UPDATE
COLUMNS
6 > EDITOR’S LETTER
By Richard Tackett
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