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Dur-A-Bus GT upfit

Dur-A-Bus GT upfit

The Dur-A-Bus GT upfit features an air-tight fully-electric plug door; a bigger windshield and larger passenger windows; elevated or stadium-style seating; and the largest luggage capacity for any Sprinter minibus on the market.

Esquire seat

Esquire seat

Giving its engineers two priorities — safety and comfort — resulted in the Esquire seat. Features include height-adjustable three-point shoulder belts, Knee Saver backrests for increased hip-to-knee room and contoured head rests.

QRT-360 retractable tie-down system

QRT-360 retractable tie-down system

The Q’Straint QRT-360 is the first four-point, heavy-duty, fully automatic retractable tie-down system designed, engineered, and built to perform successfully in a 30-mph frontal crash when the user of a powered wheelchair is traveling in a motor vehicle while using a commercially available crashworthy lap belt that must be used in the frontal-impact test conducted of wheelchairs under WC19. The new QRT-360 meets these increased standards years ahead of their effective date in 2015.

Calif. high-speed rail project breaks ground

California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. at a ceremony held at the site of the future high-speed...

Marking significant progress toward modernizing California’s transportation infrastructure, the California High-Speed Rail Authority joined hundreds of supporters and government, student, community, transportation, business and labor leaders on Tuesday to break ground on the nation’s first high-speed rail system.

Mobile hybrid power system

Mobile hybrid power system

EnerDel featured two new products, including the MHPS, which uses an onboard battery energy storage system (BESS) as the normal source to the load, enabling it to more quickly and efficiently adjust to load fluctuations than traditional engine driven generators.

Pre-Trip module

Pre-Trip module

The Pre-Trip Module automatically turns on and off lights, including brake and reverse lights, allowing one inspector to complete a walk-around inspection quickly and by themselves.

Bridj: How it Works

Bridj: How it Works

Boston’s Bridj unveiled a new app, which is currently available for download on iOS and Android. With the new app, customers can tell Bridj where they want to go, select the trip that best meets their needs and purchase a ticket.

Bridj unveils app targeting 'best' trip in real time

Bridj unveils app targeting 'best' trip in real time

The app will create a more dynamic system, enabling customers to no longer have to choose to ride on a specific route, according to Bridj. The app will find a Bridj that meets a customers’ needs and, in advance of booking, get directions to the pick-up location and exactly where riders will be dropped off.

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