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Using $5.4 million in stimulus funding it received, the Central Arkansas Transit system purchased four paratransit vehicles and eight fixed-route buses. As a result, Executive Director Betty Wineland said that for the first time in more than 33 years, the agency will have no buses in its fleet that exceed the recommended 12-year retirement age.
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DeCamp Bus Lines agreed to allow NJ Transit buses to pick up and discharge passengers in their service area to fill gaps in DeCamp’s No. 32 line service, and has worked with NJ Transit on a new agreement to revise the “no-stop zone” on a six-month trial basis.
Read More →The program's purpose is to develop next generation vehicle technology that will help public transit buses across the U.S. improve fuel efficiency. The $2 million program was approved by Congress as part of the 2010 Defense Appropriations Bill signed into law by President Obama in December.
Read More →Tennessee's All Access Coach Leasing is using two of its new J4500s as 12-bunk band buses complete with front and rear lounges as well as showers.
Read More →Montgomery (Ala.) Area Transit System utilized a Seon demo unit on one of its buses for a full year before choosing Seon as the company's mobile surveillance system provider.
Read More →The four Orion VII 40-foot diesel transit buses feature higher passenger capacity, wide doors, low-floor design, a kneeling feature that allows for fast and easy boarding, and a front door ramp to accommodate passengers with special needs and include two wheelchair positions.
Read More →Winners named at annual sales, service, parts and marketing meeting held in Greensboro, N.C.
Read More →Consolidating all of its Product Support functions for all brands under Daimler Buses Product Support, headed by Steve Batho, vice president, product support.
Read More →The two-year agreement will include efforts to market onboard Wi-Fi and Internet connectivity solutions for charter buses and motorcoaches. WAAV's AirBox Transit Edition is a ruggedized router that provides connections for passengers and vehicle data to fleet operators.
Read More →Fully funded by the Federal Transit Administration and the Florida Department of Transportation, the express buses will offer cross-county commuters rapid transit service between Broward County and downtown Miami beginning Jan. 25.
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