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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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Newsby StaffApril 27, 2009

UMA: operators increasingly using BusRates.com

Membership is relying on Internet marketing channels at a much higher rate while reliance on more traditional marketing vehicles like the Yellow Pages, radio and newspaper ads have dropped on average of 5 percent over the last year.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2009

Daimler delivers Setras to N.C.

The two new coaches feature TopSky glass roof, exclusive leather seats, center armrests, a wood floor, wood accents, rear window, card tables and rear galleys.

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Newsby StaffApril 22, 2009

NTSB cites driver fatigue in Utah crash

Lack of adequate sleep affected driver’s awareness of his vehicle's excessive speed and lane position on a downhill mountain grade of a rural secondary road.

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ArticlesApril 21, 2009

Motorcoach Operators Draw from Past to Survive the Crumbling Economy

Riding out the aftereffects of 9/11 made the motorcoach industry more resilient and better equipped to handle this economic downturn. Assessing costs and charging competitive prices as well as rethinking marketing techniques are some practices being employed.

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ArticlesApril 21, 2009

Specialized Training Boosts Technicians' Hybrid Bus Knowledge

New curriculum, which should be ready this fall, focuses on the entire operation of the hybrid system, including electronics, component identification, energy storage, manual discharge, regenerative braking and energy flow, as well as the cooling system.

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Newsby StaffApril 21, 2009

GroupConnect names Powers VP, sales/mktg

GroupConnect is being developed specifically for the motorcoach, tour and travel industry as a way for ABA and OMCA members to increase their opportunities to network with the group travel business, as well to provide access to new educational resources.

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2009

MCI completes restructuring plan

In conjunction with its emergence from Chapter 11, the company has obtained $230 million of exit financing and consummated its pre-negotiated plan.

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2009

METRO Briefs

NTSB to meet on coach accident. Ad yanked in Toronto. Calif. agency seeking $28M in labor savings.

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2009

REI wins award for unique software

BUS-TRACKER software records the speed, location and route taken of the bus and keeps track of passengers through mapping technology.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2009

Clean Energy wins airport shuttle fueling contract

The Parking Spot's yellow-and-black spotted shuttles assist guests at 18 locations serving twelve U.S. airports in ten cities, including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Nashville and St. Louis.

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