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ADA Compliant Transit: Easier, More Dignified Travel for Every Passenger

Today’s riders—and the communities you serve—expect more from public transit. While ADA compliance is required, leading transit agencies know that true accessibility also means delivering dignity, efficiency, and a better rider experience. This whitepaper reveals why forward thinking agencies nationwide choose the Low Floor Frontrunner as their first choice for ADA compliant vehicles—setting a new standard with passenger first design, faster boarding, improved safety, and unmatched operational performance.

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ArticlesJanuary 13, 2010

Taking the distractions out of driving

Why do we allow ourselves to be distracted? Most often it's because we're impatient and lose focus on the road conditions around us. However, when we drive regularly (and some of us do it for a living), we also develop a trait called "muscle memory." Or in other words, our minds are simply driving on "auto pilot" and not actively concentrating on driving. The result is boredom.

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ArticlesJanuary 13, 2010

Daimler Begins New Era of Leadership, Innovation

Continued success and innovation are on tap for new President/CEO Richard Ferguson’s regime, as the company prepares to roll out vehicles with engines that meet EPA 2010 standards and, down the road, looks to introduce new innovative vehicles.

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ArticlesCover Storyby Nicole SchlosserJanuary 13, 2010

Motorcoach Top 50 Tough Out Economy

FirstGroup America tops the list in METRO’s annual motorcoach survey, with 8,326 vehicles. The recession had business down overall, but operators forged ahead with more contract work and acquired new technological tools.

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ArticlesJanuary 13, 2010

Peter Pan debuts new look, targets younger demographic

Peter Pan’s redesigned coach exterior creates a sleeker, updated look, while still featuring the company’s iconic green and white color scheme.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 8, 2010

DOT research arm releases ITS strategic plan

Core of plan is a program called IntelliDriveSM, a multimodal initiative to support safety, mobility and environmental enhancements by providing safe, interoperable wireless connectivity between vehicles (autos, buses, trucks, rail, and other fleets), infrastructure and passengers' devices.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2010

NTSB issues safety recs

Includes giving more power to the FMCSA to place non-FMVSS-compliant passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles out of service, and developing a Web-based database of FMVSS-compliant passenger-carrying commercial motor vehicles to be utilized by federal, state and local enforcement inspection personnel.

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Newsby StaffDecember 30, 2009

Fleet safety book offers comprehensive guidance

Included are case studies direct from the author’s 30-plus years of safety management experience, guidance on best management practices, driver training content, accident investigation and prevention, regulatory compliance, insurance and claims, and emerging standards of performance across the loss control and risk management spectrum.

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