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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 14, 2009

Daimler taps Manzi for sales team

John J. Manzi joins Daimler Buses with more than 20 years of sales and management experience in the bus and transportation industry.

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2009

American Seating unveils Web redesign

Site features a new appearance, format and architecture, augmenting the company’s installation strategies and services.

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Newsby StaffApril 14, 2009

Obama nominates Porcari for DOT dep. secretary

In his current position as Secretary of the Maryland DOT, Porcari is responsible for motor vehicle registration and the highway, transit, aviation and maritime modes of the state's transportation system.

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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2009

Rotary Lift products available through HGACBuy

Rotary sells 145 products, including light-duty vehicle lifts; heavy-duty vehicle lifts; adapters and accessories, through HGACBuy under contract number FL03-09: Fleet Management & Maintenance Equipment.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2009

FEMA announces $970M in preparedness grants

$25 million allocated for Amtrak to protect critical surface transportation infrastructure and the traveling public from acts of terrorism, major disasters and other emergencies within the Amtrak rail system.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2009

METRO Briefs

MTA fare hike protests hit Facebook. 311 calls costing SFMTA. Alexandria cracking down on motorcoaches.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2009

President Obama nominates Hurley to lead NHTSA

Previously, Hurley has held senior leadership positions with the National Safety Council and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and served as CEO of Mothers Against Drunk Driving since 2005.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2009

ABC delivers 3035 REs to Texas

The 39-passenger, lavatory-equipped coaches are 35-feet long and 102-inches wide, built on a Freightliner XBR Coach Chassis and powered by a Cummins ISB engine coupled to an Allison 3000PTS transmission.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2009

MCI delivers J4500s, expands Webinar offerings

Since launching its Webinar series last year, MCI has trained about 500 industry personnel. All Webinars are held on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. CST. Registration is required.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2009

Canada chooses Nova Bus for ITS retrofit

The city of Sudbury’s ITS4mobility system will include next-stop vocal and visual announcements; GPS, for real-time location and schedule information; and text messaging for two-way communication.

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