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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2003

California bus operations win APTA competition

Tri Delta Transit of Antioch, Calif., garnered enough points to win the overall prize.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2003

Stamford, Conn., transitway project receives $7.9M

The project will include ITS features, providing real-time information on message signs, kiosks and bus stop signs along the way.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 19, 2003

WMATA suspends service due to Hurricane Isabel

The hurricane, which left more than 14 dead and 4.5 million homes and businesses without power, cut a path of destruction on the East Coast.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 12, 2003

Motorcoach industry rebounds from 9/11 effects

More than 60 ABA private bus operator members who applied for bus security grants earlier in the year will receive nearly $19 million in federal assistance to help them make security improvements to their operations.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 8, 2003

FMCSA to exempt some diabetic bus, truck drivers

The new program for these exemptions will apply to drivers of commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 7, 2003

Optima delivers four buses to Nevada service

The new buses, powered by a Cummins ISB02 engine and an Allison transmission, were purchased to spearhead Reno's downtown service.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2003

Optima delivers trolleybus to Kentucky

The trolleybus features a low-emission Cummins ISB02 engine and a heavy-duty chassis.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 4, 2003

Illinois law requires CDL for school charter service

A person must submit fingerprints, pass a written test, submit to a drug test and pass background tests to obtain a CDL school bus driver endorsement.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2003

Intercity buses carry the most rural passengers

The intercity bus industry reaches 91% (75 million) of the rural population and serves as the sole mode for 15 million people.

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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2003

Honolulu's public bus workers strike

The island's last bus strike occurred in 1971.

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