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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2011

Martz equipping all new buses with seat belts

Acting ahead of NHTSA’s proposal requiring seat belts for each passenger in new coaches, the carrier is making shoulder and lap belts part of all its new bus purchases.

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Newsby StaffMarch 29, 2011

Maryland MTA tests ‘talking’ buses

Will test Safe Turn Alert systems — automated voice systems that tell pedestrians, operators and passengers when a bus is turning a corner — from two companies on 10 buses over the next two months.

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From the Editor'sby Nicole SchlosserMarch 23, 2011

FTA bus test adjustment touches on weighty health problem

What seemed like a run-of-the-mill transportation regulation story attracted lots of mainstream media attention. Their angle: Americans are getting fatter. Beyond that, though, what will the FTA's potential passenger weight changes mean for the industry?

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Newsby StaffMarch 23, 2011

NTSB to hold bus, truck forum on status of improvements

Representatives from federal and state agencies, the trucking and bus industries, unions and advocacy groups will serve as panelists during the forum.

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Newsby StaffMarch 21, 2011

N.Y. sting operation pulls 14 coaches off the road

All buses that were pulled over by state transportation investigators and law enforcement were ordered off the road. One major reason was the lack of an updated hours of service log book.

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Newsby StaffMarch 18, 2011

N.Y. DMV: Coach driver likely made false statements

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office released motor vehicles data to investigators regarding "evidence of false statements" made by Ophadell Williams, the driver of a tour bus in a crash that killed 15 people.

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Newsby StaffMarch 17, 2011

Discount coach drivers suffer long hours, lack of rest

After last week’s motorcoach accident in the Bronx, which caused 15 fatalities, a spotlight has been put on the discount tour bus industry, which "demands long hours of drivers, but offers little pay or rest."

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Newsby StaffMarch 15, 2011

FTA adjusting passenger weight for bus testing

To more accurately reflect the average American's weight, the agency is proposing an adjustment, from 150 lbs. to 175 lbs.

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Newsby StaffMarch 14, 2011

Web Extra: U. of South Fla. enhances shuttle service

With bus tracking and passenger counting capabilities, as well as a new route on the way, the Bull Runner circulator now offers Tampa students and faculty even more mobility campus-wide.

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ProductsMarch 7, 2011

Fire Suppression System

FIRETRACE systems provide stand-alone automatic fire detection and suppression for bus and coach engine compartments, generators, electrical systems and heaters.

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