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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2021

MTA Completes Rollout of OMNY Contactless Fare Payment System

Over 15,000 OMNY readers have been installed at the agency’s 472 stations, on all 5,800 buses, and at Staten Island Railway stations.

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NewsJanuary 4, 2021

Grande West Reports Vehicle Deliveries Back on Track

Grande West is also expecting the first electric buses, the Vicinity Lightning™, to be completed and ready to promote to customers in early 2021.

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NewsJanuary 4, 2021

CTA Launches Free Face Mask Pilot Program

Initially, the pilot program will feature disposable mask dispensers on 200 buses serving 20 bus routes serving all areas of the city.

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NewsDecember 28, 2020

Real-Time Crowding Data Now Available for WMATA Buses, Railcars

Customers can find this real-time information when tracking their bus at buseta.wmata.com, and in the agency’s open data feed for third-party transit and mapping applications like Google Maps.

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NewsDecember 16, 2020

Dayton RTA Launches Cash Payment Option for Mobile Tickets

RTA has also announced the installation of Justride validation units onboard its fleet of buses.

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NewsDecember 16, 2020

CCW Lands Oregon Remanufacturing Contract

To promote social distancing, Yamhill Transit will add five remanufactured buses to its fleet. The buses will service its local routes in McMinnville and Newberg, Ore.

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NewsDecember 8, 2020

CTE, RHFCC Release Paper on Procurement Strategies for Zero-Emission Buses

Through partnerships with more than 70 transit agencies deploying over 300 zero-emission buses, CTE has developed relationships with the many different players that support the zero-emission vehicle transition processes.

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NewsDecember 1, 2020

Grande West Partners With Digital Tech Company For New U.S. Facility

The bus manufacturing facility will be located in the State of Washington, aiding in the launch of Grande West’s Buy America compliant buses.

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NewsNovember 23, 2020

Sun Tran Adds 15 More CNG GILLIGs

The 40-foot buses produce lower emissions than standard fueled vehicles and older CNG vehicles, helping improve air quality in the community.

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NewsNovember 20, 2020

Webasto Introduces Lightweight, Compact Air Cleaners with Medical-Grade HEPA-14 Filtration

Until now, HEPA-14 filtration systems have been large and unwieldy, and there were no retrofit units on the market that would universally fit existing ambulances, transit vehicles, school buses, and crewed work trucks.

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