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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

San Diego transit to expand student discount program

After seeing success with its discount bus-and-rail pass program with California State University San Marcos, the North County Transit District plans to start a similar pilot program with the University of San Diego.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

U. of Wyoming rebrands transit system

The renaming of the transit system to "Roundup" coincides with the arrival of six new clean diesel buses, which will be unveiled in October.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

10 ways colleges can encourage students to curb cars

Eliminating bus fares, making parking spots more scarce and making sure your buses run on time are some of the practices highlighted in a blog posted in honor of World Car-Free Day, which took place last week.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 26, 2011

Freightliner to supply 100 chassis to Veterans hospitals

The U.S. General Services Administration will use them for routine patient transportation at Veterans Administration hospitals across the country. Farber Specialty Vehicles, based in Columbus, Ohio, will customize the buses with Glaval Bus bodies.

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ArticlesSeptember 22, 2011

What government can do to create transit jobs

The real job creator, of course, is what APTA and its business members have advocated for more than a decade: a stable, longer-term funding bill at current levels or better.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserSeptember 22, 2011

New Flyer Offering Life-Long Supply Chain Bus Solutions

The company is adapting to become a one-stop shop of supply-chain solutions and training tools as the relationship between transit operators and vehicle manufacturer becomes more interactive.

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ArticlesSeptember 22, 2011

NABI Chief Steering Bus Manufacturing to the U.S.

With a three-phase plan to move manufacturing of bus structures to its Anniston, Ala. plant, company CEO/President Jim Marcotuli believes the removal of some freight and duty from its current cost structure will position NABI to be more cost and lead-time competitive.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2011

Top 200 Transit Bus Fleets in photos

New York City Transit (NYCT) still holds the top spot with a total of 4,336 vehicles.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2011

ElDorado National now offering MaxxForce engines

To meet strict emissions standards, MaxxForce engines use Navistar's advanced in-cylinder NOx-reduction technology, which provides bus fleets with significant no hassle operational advantages over liquid-urea SCR emissions aftertreatment systems used by other diesel engine OEMs.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 22, 2011

Montebello Bus, Clean Energy break ground on CNG facility

The 4,000 square foot CNG fueling facility will be fully functional in the first quarter of 2012.

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