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Newsby StaffNovember 17, 2008

Thomas Built adds Florida bus dealership

Through the purchase of select assets of Florida Bus Unlimited and First Class Coach and Equipment Inc., Matthews Buses will serve the Florida transportation community through an Orlando-based dealership and several mobile service units.

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Newsby StaffNovember 10, 2008

University of Washington expands U-PASS program

Students, faculty and staff can now use their U-PASS to ride free on buses operated by Pierce Transit, Everett Transit and Kitsap Transit.

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2008

Daimler selects Inland Power Group for service center

With locations in the Chicago metro area and in Wisconsin and Indiana, Inland Power Group becomes Daimler Buses’ flagship service center in the Midwest.

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Newsby StaffNovember 3, 2008

NABI delivers BRT buses to Washington Metro

WMATA’s 22 new BRT articulated buses are built around clean CNG powerplants.

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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2008

Volvo delivers new hybrid buses to Luxembourg

The buses will be used in normal route traffic in and around Luxembourg City, preferably on stretches with frequent stops so that the hybrid technology can be fully optimized.

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Newsby StaffOctober 29, 2008

METRO Briefs

U. of Ala. to study hydrogen buses. Toronto smart card project to launch in 2010. AIG collapse may cause transit service cuts.

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Newsby StaffOctober 20, 2008

Titan, Litelogic announce multi-million dollar deal

By the year end, it is expected that numbers will increase from an initial 100 buses to a total of 300, with 200 potentially deployed in New York, and 100 in Chicago.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2008

New Flyer wins $484M in bus orders

Orders received over the last three months add up to 845 buses. These orders, when combined with previously-reported orders, bring the total number of buses ordered in 2008 to 3,332, for a total of $1.78 billion in sales.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2008

Daimler Buses unveils new Sprinter with side entry lift

The ADA-compliant Sprinter with side entry wheelchair lift offers seating for eight passengers, plus driver with two wheelchairs or 14 passengers, plus driver.

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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2008

Daimler Buses introduces lithium-ion, showcases transit buses

Over the course of a buses’ lifetime, the lithium-ion energy storage system will save approximately 30,000 gallons of fuel versus that of a standard diesel.

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