In total, 227 buses will be retrofitted with the company's mobile surveillance equipment, of which 130 are double-decker buses, 49 are articulated buses, and 48 are forty foot low-floor buses.
The suspect is alleged to have tried to steal a booklet of bus transfer slips before spraying the driver with cayenne pepper bear repellant. He has been charged with third-degree assault and remains in jail on $30,000 bail.
The individuals were selected by U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and the White House for their achievements and were honored this week for their exemplary leadership and innovation in transportation.
Based in Australia, Track IQ has additional product support offices in the U.S. and Europe. Its customers include Class I railroads in the U.S., and other large rail networks in Europe and Australia.
In a letter from Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx, he explained that under MAP-21 the FTA has expanded authority and should assume oversight instead of FRA.