GILLIG Reaches Agreements with Labor Unions
The unions, with whom the company has had strong working relationships since 1976 and 1968, respectively, voted with a resounding 94% endorsement for the new five-year contract.
The unions, with whom the company has had strong working relationships since 1976 and 1968, respectively, voted with a resounding 94% endorsement for the new five-year contract.
The acquisition will add heavy-duty transit buses to Phoenix's existing product line of medium-duty shuttle and school buses.
In a letter, APTA President/CEO said “At a minimum, we urge the THUD Appropriations Act, together with advance appropriations of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, to provide $21.1 billion for public transit and $16.7 billion for passenger rail, as passed by the Senate..."
To sweeten the deal even more, the board also recently approved pay increases for these essential positions, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
Most recently, Inez Evans was the first black female president and CEO of IndyGo, the largest transit agency in Indiana, where she was a champion for BRT and zero-emission buses.
Registration is now open for this one-of-a-kind event.
The first wave of buses, and the additional 56 to be built and delivered over the next four years, will replace older diesel-fueled models that are aging out of the PSTA fleet.
The R6 will provide space for 20% more riders on the busiest bus corridor south of the Fraser River.
With global fuel prices soaring in recent months, composites can provide bus operators with much-needed savings by providing improved integrated design possibilities and reducing lifetime maintenance costs.
CapMetro will represent Keolis’ largest bus contract in the U.S. and build upon significant contract growth in the last year.
The $2.6 billion combined operating budgets for both conventional and Wheel-Trans paratransit services and represents a 7.5% increase over the approved 2023 budget.
Compared to regular transit service planning, services for special events pose a unique set of challenges to cities of smaller sizes, as well as service providers because they’re non-recurring events without a predictable transit demand.
Bus stop enhancements include wider sidewalks, wheelchair ramps, larger bus pads, and tactile paving, which assists pedestrians who are blind or visually impaired.
The Administration is encouraging members of the public, transit agencies, and other interested parties to submit comments on the proposed General Directive, which will be open for 60 days until February 20.
As first announced with NFI’s second quarter 2023 financial results, NFI entered into an agreement for up to C$10 million in interest-free financing from PrairiesCan through Canada’s Jobs and Growth Fund.
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