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News•by Staff•December 30, 2013

L.A. operator ordered to cease operations

FMCSA found John Andrew Ciego, which does business as “Its Good Promotion,” was endangering the traveling public by failing to ensure the safety of its vehicles and drivers.

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News•by Staff•December 23, 2013

ABA's Norm Littler dies

Worked in the transportation field for 41 years and was considered by his colleagues to be one of North America's leading motorcoach safety experts.

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News•by Staff•December 19, 2013

U.S. DOT ranked 8th best place to work

Jumped up from ninth place in 2012 in rankings among large federal agencies released by the Partnership for Public Service. Marks a continued turnaround for the department that in 2009 ranked last in the survey.

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News•by Staff•December 18, 2013

CH Bus delivers Temsa to Boston operator

Cavalier Coach Trailways’ Temsa TS 35s seat 40 passengers and are equipped with REI Video/Audio, 110-volt outlets and a Webasto Preheater

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News•by Staff•December 16, 2013

NJ Transit to add 84 MCI natural gas buses

Meanwhile, the company announced its Service Centers will deploy three mobile maintenance units in the New York and New Jersey area, Orlando, Fla. and Los Angeles.

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News•by Staff•December 13, 2013

Megabus stop to return to U. of Vermont campus

The carrier moved its stop away from the campus in November after being asked by the university to relocate it in response to multiple instances of suspected drug trafficking and a drug arrest at the stop.

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News•by Staff•December 12, 2013

Feds shuts down 52 'unsafe' coach operations

Twenty operators were immediately shut down for violations and posing an imminent hazard to the public and 32 were issued "Unsatisfactory" safety ratings and shut down after failing to remedy critical and acute violations.

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News•by Staff•December 12, 2013

APTA: Extend the commuter tax benefit

President and CEO Michael Melaniphy issued a statement urging Congress to vote to extend the commuter tax benefit, which is set to expire on Dec. 31.

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News•by Staff•December 10, 2013

Dutch bus drivers to test fatigue warning system

Royal Beuk BV, a Dutch luxury bus company, is outfitting 20 vehicles with a system that is designed to detect if a driver is becoming drowsy. The technology, created by Seeing Machines, uses infrared light and a camera to track eye movements.

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News•by Staff•December 3, 2013

Transit commute tax break may soon be cut

May go from $245 per month to $130 per month, on Jan. 1. Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer has gotten support from five House Republicans and 44 fellow Democrats to co-sponsor legislation that would keep the transit subsidy equal to the parking subsidy.

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