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Management•by Thuy Chu, Editorial Assistant•June 1, 2004

User's Guide to the World of Vehicle Lifts

With transit agencies using lifts more than ever before, learn how to wade through dozens of options to find the right model for you.

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Management•by Paul Hartley•June 1, 2004

Keeping Your Coach Clean Puts a Gloss on Your Bottom Line

Your customers form impressions about your service based on several factors — including the cleanliness of the interior. How and why coach operators can take great pains to keep their equipment in mint condition.

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Management•by Steve Hirano, Editor•June 1, 2004

How to Reduce the Pain of Workers' Comp Costs

Is your budget smarting because of uncontrolled workers' comp costs? Cost-cutting solutions include creating an in-house physical therapy clinic, adding an on-call physicians program and using physical testing to screen prospective employees.

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Management•by Staff•June 1, 2004

10 technology themes that still shape transit

Cliff Henke, contributing editor and former associate publisher/editor of METRO delivers a list of 10 tehcnological advances that shaped the last 100 years of transit.

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Management•by Staff•June 1, 2004

Tokyo subway debuts moving picture tunnel ads

Passengers on Tokyo's subway can now view moving picture ads.

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Management•by By Kristen Force, Editorial Assistant•June 1, 2004

Public Transit 101: Effective Planning for College Campuses

Like city operators, university transit systems deal with extensive funding and ridership dilemmas. Partnerships, universal access programs and student incentives are potential remedies.

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Management•by Staff•June 1, 2004

Portugese rail projects begin service, continue construction

Lisbon and Oporto invest in metro extensions.

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Management•by Staff•June 1, 2004

Iraq conflict creates driver shortage

Deployment of marines leaves Oceanside, Calif., operation shorthanded.

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Management•by Staff•June 1, 2004

Inspection tool has security advantages

A handhled inspection tool is being used by a Chicago motorcoach operator to safeguard against tampering or other security breaches.

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Management•by Staff•June 1, 2004

After a 65-year hiatus, a trolley car returns to Charlotte

Refurbished trolley brings the service back to Charlotte.

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