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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2013

U.S., Canada create driver fatigue management site

The interactive Web-based educational and training program was developed to provide commercial truck and bus drivers and carriers with an awareness of the factors contributing to fatigue and its impact on performance and safety.

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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2013

CH Bus delivers Temsa to Mass.

The TS30 is a fully integral, stainless steel chassis, mid-sized coach that provides the same level of comfort and amenities as a full-size coach.

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Newsby StaffJuly 19, 2013

New Flyer to supply D.C. Metro with 654 NABI buses

The contract contains a firm order for 85 BRT-styled diesel-electric hybrid 42-foot buses and options of up to 498 42-foot BRT-styled diesel-electric hybrid or CNG buses, and up to 71 (142 EUs) 60-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses over a five-year contract period.

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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2013

A-Z Bus Sales names new president

John Landherr brings over 20 years of experience in senior management roles most recently as president of Certified Aviation Services.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2013

BYD to supply Dutch all-electric buses

The 35 buses will enter service in July of 2014 and replace an ageing fleet of conventionally powered buses.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2013

Mo. woman may fight $100M streetcar plan in court

A downtown Kansas City business owner told the Missouri Court of Appeals that she is upset she now must charge her customers a one cent sales tax to pay for the downtown streetcar project. The city’s attorney argued that the deadline for challenges to the plan had passed.

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Newsby StaffJuly 17, 2013

Veolia wins NJ Transit contract renewal

The new Monmouth County Local Bus fixed-route service agreement is effective September 2013 and will run through September 2020.

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Videosby StaffJuly 17, 2013

CTA's Red Line Reconstruction Project Creates 1,000-Plus Jobs

The CTA's Red Line South Reconstruction Project is helping to boost the local economy and support businesses on Chicago's South Side and throughout the region. It's also creating training opportunities for those who may not ever work on the project. Kiewit Corporation, the primary contractor, has created its "Building Tomorrow's Workforce" program in an effort to create a pool of qualified individuals from which it may select employees in the future.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2013

NJ Transit recognizes ‘Civil Rights pioneer’ for helping desegregate transit

As a high school student, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person as was required by law in Montgomery, Ala.

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Newsby StaffJuly 15, 2013

Minneapolis Metro tracking fare evasion

Drivers on three of the agency’s busiest bus routes enter information into a computer when a customer doesn’t pay the full fare to pinpoint when and where people are not paying.

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