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Newsby StaffApril 21, 2011

New buses being built for presidential campaign

The U.S. Secret Service will take delivery next month of two campaign-style buses to provide heightened security for the President on bus tours and rural trips during the 2012 campaign.

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Newsby StaffApril 20, 2011

Creative Bus Sales acquires Fla.’s Transit Plus

The company is a major provider of paratransit buses as well as transit agencies and private operators throughout Florida. Transit Plus is a family owned company with a long history of sales and service in the transit and shuttle markets.

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Newsby StaffApril 19, 2011

Japanese intercity bus service pampers passengers

The 12-passenger buses, with only window seating, features self-contained module seating angled toward the central aisle and partially enclosed by a rounded partition wall. Seats recline 140 degrees and include a padded footrest.

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Newsby StaffApril 13, 2011

FMCSA conducts surprise inspections, removes 289 buses, drivers

From March 28 through April 6, the coordinated enforcement strike force issued out-of-service violation citations to 156 drivers and 262 vehicles. FMCSA and state safety investigators also initiated 95 full safety compliance reviews on commercial passenger bus companies.

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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2011

Web Extra: Champaign-Urbana MTD celebrates 40 years with record ridership

On track to hit 10.6 million riders by summer, the agency is taking several initiatives to serve its growing passenger base, such as adding hybrid buses to its fleet; utilizing more social media tools and making its facilities even more eco-friendly.

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Newsby StaffApril 11, 2011

U. of Georgia planning to install bus tracking system

The school is now able to afford the project, after receiving $1.3 million to buy four new buses.

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Newsby StaffApril 7, 2011

Wash. transit unveils new double-decker buses

The 23 buses, dubbed the “Double Talls,” are replacing 60-foot articulated buses that were manufactured in 1998 and are beyond their federal replacement schedule. The vehicles will seat more passengers than the buses they are replacing, require less maintenance and less fuel than the buses they are replacing.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2011

Shuster introduces 'BUSES' safety bill

The "Bus Uniform Standards and Enhanced Safety (BUSES) Act of 2011" to increase safety and strengthen the U.S. DOT's oversight and ability to set uniform safety standards on new and existing buses and motorcoaches.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2011

Martz equipping all new buses with seat belts

Acting ahead of NHTSA’s proposal requiring seat belts for each passenger in new coaches, the carrier is making shoulder and lap belts part of all its new bus purchases.

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ArticlesMarch 29, 2011

Complete Coach Works helps Puerto Rico upgrade transit, economy

Complete Coach Works invested in the construction of a new, state-of-the-art facility in Puerto Rico, employing local workers, to rehab 57 buses for the Metropolitan Bus Authority (AMA) of Puerto Rico.

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