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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2015

$2.3M in grants awarded to train veterans for bus driving positions

The funding is provided through FMCSA’s Commercial Motor Vehicle - Operator Safety Training grant program.

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Newsby StaffOctober 9, 2015

Cline Tours joins IMG network

This brings the IMG network to 54 companies and provides expanded coverage in Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Alabama.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffOctober 6, 2015

[Photos] 2015: Top 100 Transit Bus Fleets

A look at some of the fleets that made this year's METRO Top 100.

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Newsby StaffOctober 5, 2015

American Seating Introduces Next Generation of InSight Line

INSIGHT-PRIME and INSIGHT-PRIME+ seats were engineered to be lighter in weight, helping to reduce overall vehicle weights and increase fuel efficiency. The seats also were designed for optimal cleanability and aesthetics.

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ArticlesOctober 5, 2015

Motorcoach Regional Roundtable

With the industry again experiencing growth, operators are taking advantage of the opportunities their regions are presenting, while also dealing with unique challenges and finding ways to grow two very large generational markets.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2015

Fla.'s HART partners with Megabus.com to pilot service option

The agency is already providing enhanced routes and options through a unique 5-year partnership agreement with Megabus.com which began last year, to offer express travel to and from Miami and Orlando for as little as $1.

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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2015

Volvo celebrates new Nova, Prevost customer delivery center

The new Plattsburgh, N.Y., building will be equipped of a welcoming customer area, 10 bus delivery spaces and offices to enable our customers to continue their professional activities during their stay.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2015

Seattle bridge bus crash kills four students, injures dozens

The Ride the Ducks tour vehicle, heading northbound on the bridge, collided with one of the student buses, which was carrying about 45 students and employees in the college’s international program. The National Transportation Safety Board sent a team of 17 officials to Seattle to investigate on Friday.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2015

MCI to provide service, host hospitality tent for Philadelphia Papal visit

Drivers are invited to stop by the MCI hospitality tent for complimentary coffee and donuts, with opportunities to learn about MCI pre-owned coach inventory, parts specials, training on engine regeneration and wheelchair lifts, and more.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2015

Thrasher adds Setra S 417s for Mercedes Benz contract

The purchase from MCI follows the operators' 2013 win on a four-year contract to provide transportation services to the Daimler division’s Brand Immersion Experience, a program that will bring some 26,000 Mercedes employees to the plant in Vance, Ala., and other Birmingham-area locations by 2017.

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