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Newsby StaffJanuary 31, 2014

Q'Straint names 2 new regional sales manager

Mitch Drouillard will serve as southern regional sales manager, transit and rail market, while Don Eaton was named the western regional sales manager, transit and rail market.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2014

HDR increases partnership with WTS International

A historically Champion-level partner in support of the association, HDR has announced it will increase its partnership with WTS to the Trailblazer level.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2014

BYD's sub-minimum wage charges dropped

Company still paying $1,900 fine for paying workers in home currency instead of U.S. dollars.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2014

N.Y. transit unveils real-time info app

Capital District Transportation Authority’s iRide provides access to information on routes, schedules, arrivals, service advisories, enhanced maps and trip planning.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2014

Attack on public transit seen as top Super Bowl security risk

Law enforcement officials say that while authorities were focused on a public transit type of attack, they are not aware of any specific plans to target the game or surrounding events

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2014

'Knockout game' believed to be behind bus driver assault

A juvenile who punched the driver and a juvenile who filmed the incident have been arrested, while a third suspect who police believe helped orchestrate it remains at large.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2014

Pittsburgh Port Authority hires McLean as CEO

McLean currently is the Interim CEO and previously served as the Authority’s Chief Finance Officer.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2014

Texas transit rolls out BRT, mobile ticketing app

The two new MetroRapid lines connect several neighborhoods in Austin with major business, medical, education, and entertainment hubs along a 21-mile corridor. CapMetroApp, the agency’s free new app, will let riders purchase passes with their smart device, then use the device as their pass as well as provide trip planning.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2014

BYD all-electric bus tested in Canada

The average speed of drivers on Gatineau and Ottawa routes was approximately 15 miles per hour, and the resulting distance the BYD bus could travel at this average speed was approximately 155 miles. The bus now heads to Montreal

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Newsby StaffJanuary 27, 2014

AC Transit BRT project gains final approval

The project will make bus transit more efficient and cleaner with dedicated bus lanes, improved street lighting and crosswalks, artistic landscaping, signal priority and more.

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