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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2018

Canada's TransLink adding New Flyer CHARGE battery-electric buses

The buses are part of the Pan-Canadian Electric-Bus Demonstration and Integration Trial, facilitated by the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 20, 2018

MCI brings state-of-the-art features to J4500, set to introduce J3500 at BusCon

Both vehicles share coach systems technologies including electric, HVAC suspension, brakes, axles, frame, and body components.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 20, 2018

Transportation workers form coalition to stop driverless buses in Ohio

If transportation authorities introduce autonomous vehicles or wages start to fall, the union will organize a strike, according to union chief.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 20, 2018

Mich.'s Indian Trails adds Prevost, Temsa coaches

The H3-45s all have comfort features comparable to a commercial airline’s business class — reclining seats with ample leg room, headrests and footrests, and more.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 20, 2018

Crowdsourced tech company, OurBus, expanding in Northeast

New route will connect Washington, D.C; Philadelphia; Allentown, Pa.; and Binghamton and Ithaca, N.Y., effective September 21.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 18, 2018

New Flyer pledges to CALSTART's Global Commercial Drive to Zero

Pledge is a coordinated, international effort championed by CALSTART and aimed at dramatically reducing emissions from trucks and buses in high-potential markets.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2018

Zmudzinski to lead national rail systems at WSP

Will lead the firm’s transit and rail systems engineering team and support business development across the U.S.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2018

New Smith System training tools focus on bus and transit drivers, passengers

The collection teaches bus drivers how to use The Smith5Keys® to create a safer environment inside and around the bus.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2018

BYD delivers first 60-foot all-electric bus to IndyGo

The bus will serve IndyGo’s Red Line, a 13.1-mile BRT route that runs between Broad Ripple on the north side of the city and the University of Indianapolis on the south side.

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Safety Cornerby Louie MaielloSeptember 13, 2018

Tips for Improving the Bus Boarding, Alighting Process

The servicing of several types of bus stops, in particular their locations, presents unique challenges involving the safe boarding and alighting process of customers.

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