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A device that uses ultrasonic sensors to detect objects in selected spaces is being installed in transit buses to keep the rear service doors from accidentally closing on passengers.
Read More →Two prominent e-marketplace initiatives — by iRail LLC and the American Public Transportation Association’s TransportMAX — are targeting this growing enthusiasm.
Read More →The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority overhauled its advertising policy and clearly defined its guidelines as a way of deterring lawsuits, which have cost the system hundreds of thousands of dollars to battle.
Read More →A coalition of Canadian motorcoach associations presented recommendations to the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications on the issue of regulation-deregulation of the motorcoach industry.
Read More →The World Economic Forum created a Disaster Response Network (DRN) to leverage the resources of engineering and transportation industry firms to assist with disaster relief efforts.
Read More →A motorcoach operator in a Washington, D.C., suburb has pleaded guilty to illegally dumping waste from a bus lavatory holding tank into storm sewers.
Read More →The reauthorization of TEA 21 should build on the success of the transportation act with predictable and stable funding levels while streamlining the grants process.
Read More →The EPA has set tough bus emissions standards for 2004 and 2007, requiring engine manufacturers to add new technologies that will impact bus manufacturers and increase the complexity of maintenance programs for transit agencies.
Read More →Developing a commuter coach that satisfied heightened requirements for safety, reliability, air quality, ADA accessibility and passenger and driver comfort was a huge challenge for New Jersey Transit — but not an insurmountable one.
Read More →The bond between paratransit drivers and their clients is often broken only by death. How the Regional Transportation Commission in Reno, Nev., and its paratransit service provider, ATC/Vancom, help drivers cope with the passing of their passengers – and their colleagues.
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