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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2012

Ind. provider puts ads on buses to fund extended service

Porter County Aging and Community Services partnered with Clean Zone Marketing to put ads on its V-Line buses in an effort to extend its hours of service. The money from the ads will help pay for fuel.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2012

Minn.'s SouthWest Transit honors vets

On Monday, agency will offer free rides as well as unveil newly wrapped buses.

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Newsby StaffNovember 12, 2012

N.H. service awarded $90K in 5310 funds

Tri-County Communication Action Program will expand its Dial-a-Ride service by three hours a day and offer free bus service for out-of-town day trips to seniors.

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Newsby StaffNovember 9, 2012

Bus driver convicted in Va. crash

Sky Express coach driver Kin Yiu Cheung received four counts of involuntary manslaughter in a crash last year that killed four and injured dozens. Crash survivors told the judge that Cheung’s erratic driving lasted for an hour before he nodded off at the wheel and lost control of the bus.

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Newsby StaffNovember 8, 2012

S.F. Muni driver honored for courage

Alan Yam kept calm and brought his eight passengers to safety while his vehicle was attacked and burned by a mob after the San Francisco Giants won the World Series. The agency held a ceremony to honor Yam and a bystander who tried to prevent the crowd from vandalizing the bus.

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Newsby StaffNovember 8, 2012

Ready Bus Line adds Temsa TS-35

Coaches are equipped with a Cummins engine, Allison B500 transmission and three-point seat belts.

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ProductsNovember 6, 2012

Backup camera system

The new Smart-Vision STSK6630 Rearview Mirror/Monitor backup camera system for large buses is a more advanced driver aid that includes a camera mounted on the back of the bus, sending images to a monitor installed inside the rearview mirror.

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ProductsNovember 6, 2012

32-passenger bus

Diamond Coach Corp.’s new VIP 3201 features a 102-inch wide body, with available seating options for up to 32 passengers in spacious 19-inch-wide seats.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2012

N.C. town council deadlocks over bus ads

Twenty speakers came before Chapel Hill's town council to address the town's bus ad policy, which does not allow religious or political ads on transit vehicles. Three quarters of the speakers were in favor of permitting the currently banned ads.

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Newsby StaffNovember 5, 2012

Buffalo U. extends First Transit contract

In addition, students, faculty and staff will now be riding on the newly designed buses to and from campus. The 28 new buses are Eldorado EZ Rider II heavy-duty transit buses.

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