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Newsby StaffFebruary 23, 2012

Detroit DOT gets new buses, CEO

The Detroit DOT recently brought Ron Freeland on board as its new CEO and received 46 new buses, which provide better passenger comfort and increased use of intelligent vehicle systems.

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ArticlesFebruary 22, 2012

U. of Alabama grows fleet to keep pace with student population

Celebrating its fifth year, the University of Alabama’s Crimson Ride transit service recently signed a contract with Nova Bus for two buses per year over a five-year span to both replace vehicles and expand services.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 21, 2012

Megabus expands service through Southeast

Will offer routes from Atlanta to Athens, Ga. and from Atlanta to New Orleans via the Mobile, Ala. to Montgomery, Ala. route. The company will also begin to integrate double-decker buses on routes to and from Atlanta.

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From the Editor'sby Nicole SchlosserFebruary 17, 2012

Bus deaths prompt uneasy questions about responsibility

The recent case of a college student hazing death on a Florida motorcoach that made national news once again raises questions about how much responsibility bus operators hold over passenger behavior and what should be expected of drivers in preventing underage drinking. Meanwhile, California and one Iowa university are reacting by cracking down on party buses.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 16, 2012

Nova receives LFS bus order

The order also includes options on up to 21 additional buses over the 2013-2017 period.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2012

NJ Transit names new VP/GM of bus ops

Joyce Gallagher has been overseeing the nation's second-largest fleet of buses since December, managing a statewide bus network of more than 240 routes in nearly 400 towns.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2012

Transit agency's cuts impacting Carnegie Mellon community

The steady decrease in available bus service has already changed the way that Carnegie Mellon students travel, with the university's shuttles and escort buses giving 40,000 more rides in 2011 than they did in 2009, according to campus officials.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2012

Experts predict dire outcome from transportation funding proposal

APTA President/CEO Michael Melaniphy, Gary Thomas, president/CEO of Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Patrick Scully, COO of Daimler Buses, North America and others discussed the negative financial impacts the proposal would have on America’s public transportation systems.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 6, 2012

New Flyer delivers 4,000th CNG bus

More than 60 transit systems in the U.S. and Canada operate New Flyer CNG buses today.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 3, 2012

A-Z Bus Sales acquires BusWest cutaway assets

BusWest will continue to market and sell the Thomas Built school buses in California and Hawaii, along with the Caio coach products.

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