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Managementby StaffMay 1, 2005

ABA, UMA to consolidate after landmark member vote

Two largest motorcoach associations will become one, but questions remain.

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Managementby Steve Hirano, Editor/Associate PublisherMay 1, 2005

Check your gun at the curb

Trains and buses are simply safer than passenger cars.

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Managementby Frank Di Giacomo, PublisherApril 1, 2005

Buy America, hanging in the balance

Now is the time to ensure that Buy America legislation lives up to its name.

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Managementby Paul SkoutelasApril 1, 2005

Dedicated state funding is critical need

CEO of Pittsburgh's Port Authority of Allegheny County weighs in on state funding issues.

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Managementby Janna Starcic, Senior EditorApril 1, 2005

First Transit Establishes Partnership for the Long Haul

See how the Merrimack Valley, Mass., region uses a law requiring contracted service to its advantage by benefiting from cost savings and ease of oversight.

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Managementby Janna Starcic, Senior EditorApril 1, 2005

Reaching Your Target Market Using Radio and TV

Get a glimpse of how motorcoach operators develop ads for their core audience to help rejuvenate brands and grow business.

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Managementby Steve Hirano, EditorApril 1, 2005

Strategies to Find and Nurture Transit Bus Technicians

It's getting harder and harder to find promising transit bus technicians. Transit experts explain how to find and train good people. Apprenticeship programs help — so do competitive wages.

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Managementby Cliff HenkeApril 1, 2005

The Death of a Radical Idea

How the industry's most prominent development program in decades — NABI's lightweight composite bus — rose and fell, and its lessons for the rest. Part 1 of a two-part article.

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Managementby Joey Campbell, Managing EditorApril 1, 2005

Is Amtrak Riding Off Into the Sunset?

After a history of political battles and nearly $30 billion in federal subsidies, America's intercity passenger railroad faces the very realistic threat of a system breakup, despite support from key areas.

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Managementby Leslie DavisApril 1, 2005

Advocacy Groups Tackle Transit

Coalitions of citizens are banding together to improve transit in their regions. As more of these organizations pop up, national networks are forming.

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