Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.) signed two bills, AB 636 and 951, passed by the California State Assembly, aimed at strengthening the penalties against charter bus companies and drivers who choose to ignore or violate safety and licensing laws.
Recommendations call for FMCSA to identify and provide guidance for commercial drivers suffering from obstructive sleep apnea.
Complies with all applicable ADA regulations and is designed for use by wheelchair users, the elderly, children and others.
Bridgewater, Mass.-based A&A Metro Transportation's President Thomas P. Arrighi was named "Operator of the Year," and Adepegba “Tony” Abiodun driver for Challenger Transportation of Gaithersburg, Md., was named the paratransit Driver of the Year.
Specific signs will be equipped with an ADA-compliant audio component, allowing passengers with disabilities to hear what is being displayed on the sign intermittingly.
Software is designed to help dramatically reduce driver wait times and no shows, as well as prevent same day cancellations. Application includes IVR Confirm, Callback and Cancel modules that enable clients to review trip bookings through a computerized voice system to confirm accuracy.
Deaf-blind residents of Minnesota are working with transportation officials to make improvements.
Fare for paratransit riders will change from $2.25 to $3.00 beginning Nov. 15.
Valle Verde in Santa Barbara has built a fleet that includes electric vehicles, coaches, sedans and a wheelchair van to serve residents of its 60-acre campus — with a green focus.
Broward County seniors maintain paratransit services to nutrition sites. Officials still plan on implementing new dispatching system by beginning of next year.
The seven motorcoach companies had the chance to see and experience Temsa's craftsmanship when visiting the factory and understand how the TEMSA TS35 is conceived and developed.
The museums are offering bus riders special discounts with any of The T's local, day, weekly, monthly or regional passes -$2 off admission to the Modern and 10 percent off in the museum stores in the Kimbell and Carter the entire month of November.
The 18-month pilot project will allow senior and disabled customers unlimited access to BART in San Francisco and all Muni transit services with the purchase of a single pass.
The board of directors authorized a $1.5 million contract with Starcraft Division of Forest River/Jersey Shore Bus Sales and a $4.3 million contract with American Bus of Trenton, for the purchase of 10 hybrid minibuses and 22 heavy-duty cutaway buses.
The contract includes mobile data terminals and backup cameras on 110 new paratransit vehicles.
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