Additional orders for Orion VII transit buses include the purchase of 75 Orion VII clean-diesel buses by Veolia Transportation for its service for the New Orleans Transit Authority and an additional 30 Setra S 417 motorcoaches and 15 Sprinter shuttle buses for its services in San Francisco.
Read More →CoachCrafters expects that repowering transit buses will become more and more popular over the next few years as many buses with Detroit engines need to either be repowered or retired.
Read More →Under the new policy, the use of a personal electronic device by bus or rail personnel while operating a CTA vehicle or equipment is a dischargeable offense.
Read More →Number of miles residents traveled by bus and rail has grown by nearly 45 percent from 1997 to 2007, more than twice the growth rate for miles driven.
Read More →About 9 percent of the approximately 220 motor coach carriers that FMCSA placed out of service during 2 fiscal years were 'reincarnated' operations.
Read More →First's fleet and depot managers will gain insight into driving behavior, and will have the tools they need to help drivers achieve environmental efficiency goals, which will see First bus CO2 emissions reduce by 132,000 tons over the next three years.
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The new Orion VII hybrid-electric diesel bus features LaFrance eco-friendly fabric made of recycled materials on the passenger seating, a video surveillance system, a bike rack, and tip-in windows for improved circulation and passenger safety.
Read More →Survey shows that 36 percent of transit workers have been physically assaulted during their career. Canadian transit systems reported 1,626 assaults against transit workers in 2007 and reported 2,064 assaults in 2008.
Read More →Company has joined The Climate Registry, a non-profit organization founded to set consistent and transparent standards for businesses and governments to calculate, verify, and publicly report their greenhouse gas emissions.
Read More →Territories for new and pre-owned Setra motorcoach sales realigned.
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