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Newsby StaffDecember 5, 2017

N.Y.'s Centro lends buses to TCAT to help prevent missed trips

In October alone, TCAT reported 90 missed trips due to bus shortages.

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Newsby StaffDecember 4, 2017

Yosemite National Park to add 2 Proterra electric buses

Represents the first U.S. National Park to permanently add zero-emission buses to its shuttle fleet, offering its visitors a modern, ecologically-friendly transportation option.

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Newsby StaffDecember 1, 2017

Blacksburg Transit adding 4 60-foot New Flyer clean-diesel buses

The purchase, which executes on planned fleet expansion and replacement initiatives, was supported by a combination of state and federal funding.

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Newsby StaffDecember 1, 2017

San Diego MTS introduces New Flyer artics on busy routes

The new 2017 XN60 low-floor buses manufactured by New Flyer, allow MTS to increase its capacity to transport riders along popular routes in the South Bay.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2017

New Flyer lands diesel, CNG bus order from Portland, Maine's METRO

The new order, which adds a total of 11 equivalent units to New Flyer’s backlog, supports METRO’s aged fleet replacement with diesel buses, as well as planned fleet expansion with CNG buses to support the growing Portland community.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2017

Calif.'s GET adding 24 New Flyer Xcelsior CNG buses

The new order, which adds a total of 24 equivalent units to New Flyer’s backlog, supports aged fleet replacement and the GET bus focus on environmental sustainability.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2017

NY MTA buses lost 100 million passenger trips since 2008, report says

The average New York City Transit bus travels 7.4 miles per hour along its local, SBS, and express routes — slowest among the seventeen largest bus companies in the nation, according to a city comptroller report.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2017

Conn.'s SEAT adding 11 more New Flyer Xcelsior buses

The order, which was supported with federal, state, and local funding, is part a fleet revitalization effort initiated by SEAT in 2017.

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Newsby StaffNovember 22, 2017

Computer hackers attack Sacramento RT

The attack erased parts of computer programs on the agency’s servers that affect internal operations, including the ability to use computers to dispatch employees and assign buses for routes.

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Newsby StaffNovember 21, 2017

Canada's TransLink places firm order for 106 New Flyer CNG buses

The order was supported by the Federal Gas Tax Fund, through which the Government of Canada provides funding for municipal infrastructure, including public transit. The funds are administered in B.C. by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.

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