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Newsby StaffOctober 6, 2017

Stratio bringing impact A.I., advanced data to vehicle industry

Aiming to solve this important industry gap, Stratio Automotive built an automotive-grade equipment, compatible with all the different vehicle communication protocols, which collects in real-time

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2017

Litens, Romaine Electric release overrunning alternator decoupler pulley for transit market

The Monster OAD pulley is specifically designed to eliminate systemic belt drive failures known to exist on every transit OEM engine platform.

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Transit Dispatchesby Paul J. LarrousseSeptember 20, 2017

The Transit Industry's Workforce Challenge is Still Real

Where are we today with the great anticipated retirement wave? It looks like it may finally be starting, if not fully underway. It seems at least a couple times each month we here of a transit CEO who is retiring, technical staff who are leaving, and the difficulty in filling maintenance and operations positions with skilled workers for those who have retired.

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NewsSeptember 12, 2017

A Look at the MTA's Strategy to Improve NYC Subway Service

The New York City Subway Action Plan involves upgrading track and signaling equipment, addressing water intrusion, a thorough cleaning of the entire subway, and a major upgrade in subway car maintenance that will see car inspections and repairs carried out around the clock.

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ArticlesSeptember 1, 2017

5 Passive Design Strategies to Help Condition Transit Facilities

Establishing a function-first facility that then integrates passive design strategies can lead to more operationally and energy efficient transit facilities.

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ArticlesAugust 17, 2017

Calif. Consortium Focused on Developing, Delivering Bus Maintenance Training

Since 2004, the Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium has provided bus maintenance training throughout the region via partnerships with local colleges, universities, and transit agencies.

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ArticlesCover StoryAugust 17, 2017

Q&A with REV Group's John Walsh on New Ryder Maintenance Partnership

The company will leverage Ryder’s extensive network to deliver nationwide vehicle maintenance services to the customers of REV Bus Brands, which include Collins, Champion, ElDorado, ENC, Federal, Goshen, Krystal, and World Trans.

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ArticlesAugust 14, 2017

How to Use the Off-Season to 'Tune Up' University Campus Shuttle Service

Each school is unique due to the size of the campuses, student bodies, and their locations within their local communities. But, virtually all of them have two key things in common: the layout of the routes and an “off season.”

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Newsby StaffAugust 8, 2017

Cummins Connected Diagnostics now available for Zonar smart fleet users

By obtaining data through Zonar's V3™ telematics control unit, Cummins Connected Diagnostics wirelessly connects your engine to Cummins for immediate diagnosis of engine fault alerts.

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Newsby StaffAugust 3, 2017

Electric buses, training key focuses for 2nd annual Transit Maintenance Forum

This year’s conference at Indianapolis’ Indiana Convention Center Sept. 11 to 13 with an expanded program that begins Monday afternoon with a training session each from Cummins and Allison Transmission officials.

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