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Brookfield, Conn.’s Coach Tours' new D4505 comes with a redesigned parcel rack; Electronic Stability Control; and tire monitoring and fire suppression systems. Meanwhile, Newark, Del.’s Delaware Express' S 417 is powered by a Mercedes-Benz BlueTec engine.
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When combined with the $1.278 billion TIFIA loan to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority that closed in August, the U.S. Department of Transportation has provided $1.87 billion in TIFIA loans to support the construction of Phase Two, which represents the largest TIFIA assistance for a single project in the program’s history.
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With smart phones, sharing our location can be as easy as logging into an app. And, pop-up transit companies like Bridj and Shift are taking advantage of this data and creating a flexible transit system that comes to the customer instead of vice versa.
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For all coaches purchased and placed into service during 2014, a first year bonus depreciation of 50% of the adjusted basis of the coach is available to qualifying taxpayers. Lessees can save as well, as finance companies take advantage of bonus depreciation and pass the savings to operators in the form of a lower lease payment.
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BYU has been working with The Ryde, a private company that uses natural gas for its buses. Currently, the shuttle is a paid service. When the system is expanded next fall, the service will be free to student riders with university identification.
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Gotcha Ride makes its money from advertising on the vehicles, student drivers pull in as much as $150 a night from tips and universities like the rides that provide another transportation option on crowded campuses
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For fiscal year 2014, UNT towed 84 cars and TWU had 11 cars towed. From September 2013 to the end of August 2014, 579 cars were booted at the UNT campus, while only 25 were booted at TWU, which opts to heavily ticket instead.
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Officials said throughout January, commuters who register for the Northstar Service Guarantee program will get their fare refunded if any regularly-scheduled weekday trip arrives to the Big Lake or Target Field stations at least 11 minutes late.
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The installation and testing of the four initial signs is being performed in cooperation with Metro's jurisdictional partners and was funded through a federal TIGER grant.
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The new 21,000 sq. ft facility is equipped with seven full service bays, a large parts warehouse area, training room, customer lounge and a larger parking area.
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