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ArticlesJune 12, 2017

How to Sell Your Motorcoach Services on More than Just Price

While cost-conscious consumers are often looking for the best value, there are other factors they should weigh, including the quality of the service they are paying for, safety, and customer service. Effectively learning to sell those finer points to potential customers can greatly impact your bottom line.

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Articlesby James BlueJune 12, 2017

Publisher's Perspective: Is your state ready for safety oversight?

In the wake of several serious rail accidents, Congress enacted tougher safety oversight requirements of states, with threats of withholding federal funds for both rail and bus transit agencies throughout each entire state that did not comply.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2017

BART police sharing crime data with website to boost public access

The site will process the crime data with its advanced mapping engine to show where the crime has occurred within the system.  

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2017

L.A. to launch electric carsharing program demo

The demonstration station opening will be used for community outreach, drive, and ride events, and raising awareness about electric vehicles, until the full service is available for public use later in the year.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2017

Phoenix airport shuttle provider adds 3 propane-fueled vehicles

PreFlight Airport Parking first converted three of its Ford E-450 shuttles to propane autogas bi-fuel systems in 2016.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2017

GreenPower breaks ground on Calif. facility

During the event, representatives from CARB and California Climate Investments presented the City of Porterville with a giant check representing a grant for $9.5 million, which will bring 10 zero-emission battery-electric buses and supportive infrastructure to serve disadvantaged communities in the region.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2017

FirstGroup, Bridgestone announce global fleet partnership

The contract will see Bridgestone supplying tires to more than 60,000 of FirstGroup’s buses and coaches in the U.S., Canada, and the UK.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2017

BraunAbility's Q-Series wheelchair lift wins design award

The new lift combines an eye-catching curved design language with innovative use of geometry, resulting not only in a 10% weight reduction over its predecessor, but also a 300% improvement in rigidity.

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Newsby StaffJune 8, 2017

Transdev, Delphi to develop autonomous on-demand transport system

Will utilize Transdev Universal Routing Engine and Delphi's automated driving platform — the Centralized Sensing, Localization and Planning platform which is being developing in partnership with Mobileye.

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NewsJune 8, 2017

Profile: Donna Smith, Sr. Director, Easter Seals Project Action Consulting

Donna Smith was 18 months old when doctors detected retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer, and removed her right eye. For the next 18 months, her mother took her on zoo trips and drilled her on all the colors before doctors took out her left eye, too.

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