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ProductsNovember 28, 2016

Federal Coach

Federal showcased a reimagined front cap slope, featuring a standard front-viewing window.

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ProductsNovember 28, 2016

LF Transport F-550

Champion unveiled the LF Transport® F-550, the first-ever low-floor transit bus to be built on a heavy-duty cutaway Ford F-550 chassis.

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ProductsNovember 28, 2016

2017 Krystal

The 2017 Krystal has been redesigned from the inside out. Partnering with Premier Products, known for the high-level safety in belted coach seating, REV will introduce its own custom seat design, featuring a unique stitching pattern that is exclusive to Krystal and REV sister brand Federal.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2016

U. of Minn. study finds transit does not improve health

Previous studies have found that citizens in areas with more transit options have a lower BMI because transit use also includes walking and biking, however, using BMI for that conclusion doesn’t account for commuters who may eat fast food every day or substitute buses and trains for walking from place to place.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2016

San Francisco's Muni hacked in 'ransomware' attack

Meanwhile, a person who may have spread the malware that disabled Muni computers said they want $73,000 as ransom in exchange for captured transit agency data.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2016

U. of Mich., partners with Chinese firms to study autonomous vehicles

The university’s $27 million collaboration with Frontt Capital Management, a Shenzhen-based investment firm, will establish a joint research center for intelligent vehicles at the university and a robotics laboratory on North Campus.

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Newsby StaffNovember 25, 2016

Canada's London Transit adding 28 New Flyer Xcelsior buses

The award is part of a contract extension from a Nov. 13, 2014 LTC contract, awarded to New Flyer, whereby a one-year extension on the contract was exercisable at the discretion of LTC.

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ArticlesNovember 23, 2016

Pub Perspective: 2016 was a year of rapid expansion, 'breakthrough' tech

As mentioned in my Fact Book column, much of how we will look back on 2016 depends on what happens in November, which will be past our press time. Yet 2016, to date, was quite momentous,even without the election results.

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ArticlesNovember 23, 2016

Heard in the aisles at BusCon 2016

We spoke to attendees of BusCon to find out what their greatest challenges were and how they are working to solve them. Here are their responses:

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ArticlesNovember 23, 2016

New Maintenance Forum, Expanded Product Showcase Bolster BusCon 2016

The event, held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis Sept. 19 to 21, featured an expanded show floor and educational sessions touching on everything from electric buses to how to implement a succession plan.

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