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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2013

Nova Bus names new president

Jean-Pierre Baracat joined Nova Bus in 1994, taking on increasingly challenging management roles, the latest as VP, business development, since 2004. He succeeds Gilles Dion.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 16, 2013

New Flyer earns San Diego MTS CNG order

The contract for 165 Xcelsior CNG buses (330 equivalent units or "EUs") contains a firm order of 47 60-foot articulated buses (94 EUs) with options for up to an additional 118 60-foot buses (236 EUs).

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Newsby StaffJanuary 16, 2013

Cleveland RTA launches hydrogen buses

Customers on various routes may now experience a quieter and greener ride, powered by hydrogen, not diesel. This vehicle began carrying customers in January 2013.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 15, 2013

Bus express service possible for U. of Miss.

The university is in preliminary negotiations with two companies that could offer daily express service from the campus to Memphis, Jackson and New Orleans.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2013

CTA to purchase 300 clean diesel buses

The board approved a contract with Nova Bus that allows for the purchase of at least 300 buses and as many as 450 clean diesel buses that will provide customers with a more comfortable and reliable ride.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2013

Paratransit bus damaged in 3-car collision

The bus was damaged when a vehicle blew a red light and struck it. The passengers were able to transfer to a different bus.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2013

Conn. transit gets $40K grant for paratransit bus

SPHERE, an organization that serves developmentally disabled adults and the town, received a $40,000 grant from the Greater New Haven Transit District for a new 20-passenger bus that can accommodate two wheelchairs.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2013

N.Y. paratransit replacing minibuses

Rockland County is planning to replace its oldest TRIPS minibuses that serve the elderly and disabled with smaller vans to save money and adapt to changing needs. The county has approximately $770,000 in federal and state funds to buy five new minibuses and 10 new vans.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2013

ABA names ‘Green Operators’

Anderson Coach and Travel of Greenville, Pa., and Northeast Charter and Tour Co. of Lewiston, Maine, were honored at the American Bus Association’s annual Marketplace, which took place from Jan. 5 to 9 in Charlotte, N.C., as the recipients of ABA’s “Green Operator Award.”

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Newsby StaffJanuary 10, 2013

Ky. lawmaker proposes public transportation safety bill

The problem was highlighted this past July, when two men boarded a Transit Authority of River City bus in broad daylight and shot and killed a 17-year-old.

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