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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.

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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.

5 Qs: Q'Straint's Jean-Marc Girardin

Girardin with his family (top row L to R): Patrick Girardin, Eric Girardin and Julie Boynton and...

For 30 years, Q’Straint has remained focused on one vision: to develop the world’s most effective wheelchair passenger safety solutions for public and private transportation. Today, Q’Straint is a global company serving customers in over 50 countries around the world.Jean-Marc Girardin, founder/executive chairman at Q’Straint, talks about how the company’s key innovations shaped the industry and how important family is to the business.

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New York MTA Users View the Solar Eclipse

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams had encouraged eclipse viewers to take mass transit to their destinations for safety and congestion relief.

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The duration of totality of the solar eclipse was almost double that of The Great American...

New York MTA Users View the Solar Eclipse

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