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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2012

Lamers Bus receives IMG safety award

Received the honor during recent Maintenance and Safety Conference in Grapevine, Texas. The Group Safety Award is presented annually to the company within the organization who has demonstrated the highest level of safety.

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ProductsMarch 13, 2012

LCD Screen

The new JE156IRG 15-inch Flip Down TFT LCD Screen is designed with an array of mobile-grade features that make this monitor the ideal choice when it comes to high quality, dependability and versatility for JENSEN bus entertainment options.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2012

All-electric HVACs paying off for Gardena Bus Lines

In recognition of the agency's committment to operational and energy efficiency and sustainability, it will receive the “Energy Efficiency Leader Award” this week from Thermo King.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2012

Participate in METRO's Top Shops Survey

For the second year, we are polling bus maintenance heads to find out what issues are impacting them most and what they are doing in the shop to maintain success.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2012

Grading buses on safety record proposed by N.Y. Sen.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) proposed that letter grades rating a bus company's safety record be posted inside the bus, at ticket windows and online where people buy their tickets.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2012

S.F. Muni, police launch anti-theft campaign

Reminds riders that stations and vehicles are an extension of city streets and require the same level of vigilance. Recent targeting of smart phones and other high-end electronic devices by thieves are the focus of the 2,000-plus public service ads in place on Muni buses and light rail trains.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

U. of Kansas students push for new bus route

Due to the lack of a bus route between campus and the University of Kansas Medical Center, bioengineering students are planning to ask for funding from the University to go to a bus route that would travel between the two campuses.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

Ohio State U. planning ‘greener’ campus

Focusing on transportation alternatives, such as its Campus Area Bus Service buses, which run on biodiesel and bicycling.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

Japanese bus removed from top of building

The bus, which was carrying no passengers at the time, washed up on top of the building during floods triggered by the tsunami.

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Newsby StaffMarch 12, 2012

How to alleviate campus bus bunching

A new method of bus coordination abandons the concept of tightly-managed headways or schedules, drivers instead follow the flow of traffic, and natural headways emerge over time.

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