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Motorcoachby StaffSeptember 21, 2011

FMCSA to host 'Motorcoach Safety Summit'

Information garnered from a series of regional roundtables in Dallas; Columbus, Ohio; Anaheim, Calif.; and New York City will be the basis of the national summit's panel discussions and breakout sessions.

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Paratransitby StaffSeptember 21, 2011

D.C. paratransit drivers protest work shifts

Claim work shifts are too long and endanger their lives and their customers by causing driver fatigue. Union also says the contractor evaded a federal law limiting the number of hours that commercial vehicle operators can drive in a certain period, based on number of vehicle seats.

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Paratransitby StaffSeptember 21, 2011

Las Vegas paratransit to keep pass, increase fees

The fee will change from a variable charge based on time of day and distance traveled to a flat fare. A plan to eliminate monthly passes to save money was thwarted by a public outcry.

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Paratransitby StaffSeptember 21, 2011

Wheelchair-bound riders want better access to Montreal buses

Riders demonstrated the difficulty they have with accessing buses. A transit official says the city is planning to install station elevators and offer wheelchair accessibility on all city routes by the end of next year.

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Paratransitby StaffSeptember 21, 2011

NJ Transit rail station rebuild adds accessibility features

New high-level platforms provide accessibility to customers with disabilities. Agency also rebuilt elevator shafts, a pedestrian tunnel, tunnel stairs and exterior stairs to South Bridge Street, and installed closed-circuit television cameras, new ticket vending machines and electronic customer information signs.

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Paratransitby StaffSeptember 21, 2011

Tectrans named one of America’s fastest growing companies

Company is the largest public transportation firm on the list.

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Paratransitby StaffSeptember 21, 2011

New rule strengthens accessibility at rail stations

Passenger railroads must provide level-entry boarding at new or altered stations in which no track passing through the station and adjacent to platforms is shared with existing freight rail operations.

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Paratransitby StaffSeptember 21, 2011

ROUSH, Flint MTA unveil new propane paratransit vehicle at BusCon

The shuttle on display will be in service by October, while a second propane autogas vehicle has already hit the streets, serving Michigan’s City of Flint and Genesee County.

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Busby StaffSeptember 20, 2011

Toronto Transit to eliminate 482 positions

In an effort to close a $101 million shortfall in its 2012 operating budget, the agency will cut unionized and non-unionized positions. Front line, unionized positions will be eliminated through attrition.

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Busby StaffSeptember 20, 2011

Arboc, All American Specialty merge

The merger will allow the combined business to leverage the operational strength of All American Specialty Vehicles with the sales network and design expertise of Arboc Mobility.

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