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Newsby StaffOctober 1, 2015

Volvo celebrates new Nova, Prevost customer delivery center

The new Plattsburgh, N.Y., building will be equipped of a welcoming customer area, 10 bus delivery spaces and offices to enable our customers to continue their professional activities during their stay.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2015

METRO, PERC, MSBMA honor top fleets at BusCon 2015

Awards handed out during the Breakfast Awards Ceremony honor fleets around the U.S. and Canada for innovative initiatives, domestic propane autogas usage and ongoing support for the medium-sized vehicle industry.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2015

Lane Transit District names GM finalists

The three finalists are Aurora Jackson, director of transportation for Montebello Bus Lines in Montebello, Calif.; Stephen Spade, transit director for Wichita Transit in Wichita, Kan.; and Andy Vobora, director of customer service and planning at Lane Transit District in Eugene, Ore.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2015

Seattle bridge bus crash kills four students, injures dozens

The Ride the Ducks tour vehicle, heading northbound on the bridge, collided with one of the student buses, which was carrying about 45 students and employees in the college’s international program. The National Transportation Safety Board sent a team of 17 officials to Seattle to investigate on Friday.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 25, 2015

N.Y. bus tracking service to provide time-based bus arrival info

Time-based estimates take into consideration multiple factors that can affect the arrival time of a bus, such as its schedule, historical travel times over the same distance in the month prior, and current traffic conditions. If those conditions change, MTA Bus Time™ automatically updates the prediction.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 24, 2015

National Express wins Jackson, Miss. bus services contract

The $52 million contract to manage and operate JATRAN is the company’s first public transportation contract in Mississippi.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2015

Conn. looking to expand BRT system

The State Bond Commission will vote next week on a $7 million allocation that will allow CDOT to purchase buses and other capital equipment necessary to expand CTfastrak east of the Connecticut River into East Hartford and Manchester.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2015

Transpo GM named head of Indiana Transportation Association

The ITA represents public transportation, intercity and private bus operators, commuter rail and other transportation-related agencies and businesses throughout the state of Indiana.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2015

KCATA to offer Wi-Fi on all buses by 2016

The agency started offering Wi-Fi services in early 2014, but it was only available on the MAX routes operating on Main Street and Troost Avenue, plus 22 other Metro buses.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 21, 2015

Georgetown U. shuttle reroute sparks criticism

The rerouting plans were initiated by the Office of Planning and Facilities Management following the announcement of the 2010 Campus Plan, which included neighborhood input to minimize the use of residential streets in bus routes.

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