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The notice of funding availability published in the Federal Register invites competitive proposals for three of the FTA's top policy priorities through the discretionary Bus and Bus Facilities and Clean Fuels grant programs.
Read More →Authorizes approximately $260 billion over five years to fund federal highway, transit and safety programs, consistent with current funding levels.
Read More →BusWest will continue to market and sell the Thomas Built school buses in California and Hawaii, along with the Caio coach products.
Read More →The real-time text message pilot will be expanded to additional MBTA bus routes and commuter rail trains in the coming weeks.
Read More →Toured the American Seating transportation plant, which makes bus and rail seats, and discussed with workers company leadership; local, regional and statewide dignitaries; and the Obama administration's plan to help businesses bring manufacturing jobs back to America by eliminating incentives to ship jobs overseas and offering tax credits for insourcing.
Read More →The proposal to bar public transit from receiving funds from the federal motor fuels tax is part of a bill coming before the House Ways and Means Committee Feb. 3. The bill sets the revenue levels for the five-year surface transportation bill making its way through the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
Read More →This legislation is the largest transportation reform bill since the creation of the Interstate Highway System. It contains no earmarks and cuts high-speed rail, while also significantly reducing Amtrak funding.
Read More →Sales and engineering staff will be on hand to explain how these features can provide users better driveline protection, increased traction and control, more efficient service and maintenance and optimized productivity and fuel economy.
Read More →Using a Power Purchase Agreement to finance the systems, it is anticipated that VTA will save $2.7 million in electricity costs over the next 20 years.
Read More →Will work to provide truck lessees with fueling contracts whose fuel cost savings help to lower overall costs.
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