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Articles•Cover Story•January 5, 2015

Fleets Growing, Business Strong for Motorcoach Top 50

With an increase of 2,052 vehicles compared with 2013, 79% and 63% of respondents plan on adding new or used vehicles, respectively, in the coming year. Meanwhile, business is up at 81% of the operations surveyed, a significant increase from last year’s reported 62%.

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News•by Staff•December 30, 2014

Boston celebrates big year in transportation

New additions in 2014 included the introduction of several rideshare programs, such as Uber, as well as the car share-taxi hybrid Flywheel and Bridj — an Uber-like commuter bus service.

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News•by Staff•December 30, 2014

Beijing commuters see public transit fares double overnight

The new fares for public transport in Beijing include a three yuan minimum price for a subway ride, which covers approximately 4 miles. This is raised from the previous flat-fare of two yuan that included unlimited transfers and no mileage limitations.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff•December 29, 2014

Photos: 2015 Top 50 Motorcoach Fleet

A look at some of the motorcoach operators who made our annual Top 50 Motorcoach list.

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News•by Staff•December 29, 2014

Safe Fleet announces new Seon president

Current COO Tom Gill will replaces current President/Co-founder Terry Akiyama, who is retiring but will transition to his new role as chairman.

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News•by Staff•December 29, 2014

Feds give New York PTC loan preliminary approval

The $967 million loan would fund the implementation of the safety technology for both the MTA's Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North.

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News•by Staff•December 24, 2014

Long Beach switching to L.A. TAP card system

After loading a pass or cash value, LBT riders can simply tap the TAP card on the mobile validator, located on the left-hand side as they board any LBT bus.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff•December 23, 2014

APTA EXPO 2014 Show Floor Highlights

A look at some of the products on the EXPO 2014 show floor in Houston.

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Photo Galleries•by Staff•December 23, 2014

BusCon 2014: Hot Products

BusCon 2014 took place in Indianapolis after several years in Chicago. One thing that didn’t change, however, was a packed show floor with all the latest technologies available in the industry today.

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Articles•by Alex Roman•December 23, 2014

Micro Bird launches dedicated team to tackle commercial bus market

Micro Bird offers a complete line of durable commercial buses for up to 25 passengers, including the D-Series; a dual rear wheel bus made of six longitudinal structural beams combined with one-piece galvanized steel roof bows that enhance safety and rollover protection.

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