Our 2011 Buyers Guide - The Community Transportation ...

PublisherDale J. Marsico, CCTMEditor-In-ChiefScott BogrenEditorRich SampsonContributorsCharles DicksonAnthony FrederickCirculationPlease direct circulation questionsto circulation@ctaa.orgFinanceDon BrownerEditorial Offices1341 G Street, N.W., 10th FloorWashington, DC 20005E-Mail: cteditor@ctaa.orgWeb: http://www.ctaa.org/ctAdvertising SalesBill Shoemaker, A.H.I.118 Church Street, P.O. Box 519Selbyville, DE 19975Phone: 302.436.4375Fax: 302.436.1911E-Mail: Convene@aol.comCommunity Transportation magazine (ISSN0895-4437) is published by the CommunityTransportation Association of America, a nationalprofessional membership associationof organizations and individuals committedto removing barriers to isolation and to improvemobility for all people. Subscriptionsto Community Transportation are $50 forone year or $90 for two years. Foreign subscribersadd $12 for postage. Postmaster:Send address changes to 1341 G Street,NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20005.From the EditorCapturing InnovationEach year, as we add new companies andlistings to our ever-growing CommunityTransportation Buyers Guide magazine, thetechnological evolution of the communityand public transportation field moves clearlyinto focus. Indeed, one can look no furtherthan the Buyers Guide to understand thekey transit issues of the day, as they revealthemselves in the products and services —and the manufacturers and consultants thatprovide these products and services — that fillthis magazine’s pages. This 2011 CommunityTransportation Buyers Guide is no different.Having now edited two-dozen of these Buyers Guide editions, I can recall that thepublication was initially almost entirely devoted to vehicle manufacturers. As drugand alcohol testing became part of the industry, collection sites, medical reviewofficers and testing equipment manufacturers entered the guide. The Americanswith Disabilities Act (ADA) brought us accessibility equipment like tie-downs,converted vans as well as ADA planning consultants. Over time, the Buyers Guidechronicles the initial development and subsequent specialization of routing andscheduling software — particularly as transit moved into the on-line realm withthe full adoption of the internet and its capabilities. Today’s Buyers Guide addsmany new vendors in the passenger-notification fields as more riders seek to takeadvantage of the smart phones they carry with them. It also features new entriesin the safety and security categories, as well as facility construction and management.In addition to the more than 200 new entries in the Guide this year, you’ll alsofind a significantly expanded Index section that, too, represents the innovationsmaking their way into transit. From bicycle lockers to mobile data terminals, obstacledetection systems to commuter tax benefit experts, we know that this is themost inclusive and wide-ranging collection of manufacturers, vendors and consultantsthat we have ever assembled and indexed for your ease of use.In keeping with our new digital emphasis, this also will be the first edition of ourBuyers Guide to include an on-line component featuring live-linked entries anda new digital Index. Just point your way over to the Community Transportationmagazine website at www.ctaa.org/ct and click on the Digital Buyers Guide link totake advantage of this powerful addition to this publication.The ideal companion to the Buyers Guide is the Community TransportationEXPO Trade Fair. CTAA will be celebrating its 25th EXPO this coming June 5-10in Indianapolis, Ind., and we’re planning one of our largest Trade Fairs ever. Don’tmiss your chance to see first-hand the innovations and speak directly with the expertsthat comprise the pages of our Buyers Guide, and get your chance to previewwhere our community and public transportation industry is headed.6 Community Transportation