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News•by Staff•November 13, 2008

MCI delivers J4500 to Pennsylvania

McIlwain’s new J4500s are powered by clean-diesel engine technology for lower emissions and feature a Blaupunkt state-of-the-art entertainment system with flat-screen video monitors.

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News•by Staff•November 12, 2008

Study: Motorcoaches achieve 200+ mpg per rider

“On average, motorcoaches use the least amount of energy and produce the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per passenger mile of any of the transportation modes analyzed,” the study confirms.

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News•by Staff•November 12, 2008

METRO Briefs

Vermont transit agencies may merge. Bus driver achieved 3 million miles accident-free. Dallas debating natural gas, diesel choices. Mich. restaurant bus fueled by vegetable oil.

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News•by Staff•November 11, 2008

DHS announces $11.68M available in bus security grants

The Department of Homeland Securty has begun accepting applications for this latest round of security grant funding for the motorcoach industry.

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News•by Staff•November 6, 2008

MCI delivers to Heartland Trailways

Heartland recently completed an addition to its headquarter offices; moved its Topeka, Kansas, branch to a larger location; and added four new MCI models, including the two newest, to its fleet this year.

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News•by Staff•November 5, 2008

Prevost delivers coaches to Mass., Southern Calif.

Wilson Bus Lines purchased two new X3-45s, and Orion Pacific bought nine new coaches.

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News•by Staff•November 5, 2008

Maney named Coach America president

Coach America also announced that its Chief Operating Officer, Bill Bergstrom, has left the company to pursue other opportunities.

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News•by Staff•November 4, 2008

Daimler selects Inland Power Group for service center

With locations in the Chicago metro area and in Wisconsin and Indiana, Inland Power Group becomes Daimler Buses’ flagship service center in the Midwest.

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News•by Staff•November 4, 2008

Motorcoach Council chooses Finelight

Finelight will begin its work for the Council by providing marketing and public relations services for two upcoming industry trade shows in January 2009.

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News•by Staff•October 29, 2008

APTA urges Congress: pass transit funding stimulus

Testifying before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, APTA Chair Dr. Beverly Scott, who is also GM/CEO of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), said that APTA has just completed a new survey that identified more than $8 billion in “ready-to-go” projects from 170 public transit systems that could start within 90 days of federal funding being made available.

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