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Newsby StaffAugust 27, 2010

Minn. Valley receives 2 Gillig BRT buses

Agency was awarded a CMAQ grant in 2009-2010 to fund these and eight additional vehicles to be delivered in 2011. The vehicles cost just more than $400,000 each.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2010

IndyGo to add 11 electric-hybrid buses

Agency managed to procure the 22 replacement buses from Gillig using grant dollars, local funds and stimulus money designated through the Federal Transit Administration formula grant program as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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ArticlesAugust 10, 2010

Shuttle Services Make Key Connections for DFW Airport

The world's third busiest airport, Dallas/Fort Worth International operates five different shuttle services to accommodate a wide variety of parking and transit options for airport visitors and employees.

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Newsby StaffMay 18, 2010

Allison: Fla. fleet sees 56 percent fuel economy gain with hybrid

The agency reported that its 10 hybrid equipped buses got an average of 6.4 miles per gallon (MPG) compared with 4.1 MPG for their standard buses.

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ArticlesMay 11, 2010

Stimulus working, now we need a new authorization bill

I have never understood why these same people say the New Deal didn't help get us out of the Depression and that it took World War II -- conveniently forgetting that war spending is more government spending!

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ArticlesApril 13, 2010

Oahu Transit: Delivering Friendly Customer Service on the Island

Charged with perpetuating the spirit of the island, the agency known as TheBus, promotes 'the feeling of Aloha' to grow and maintain its ridership, while instituting programs to protect the environment. Two buses in its fleet recently hit the million-mile mark.

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ArticlesApril 13, 2010

Longtime Gillig exec Macleod retires

Post-retirement, Macleod plans on spending more time with family and friends as well as going on a tour of the national parks.

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Newsby StaffMarch 10, 2010

Voith, Maxwell sign ultracapticitor agreement

Maxwell is Voith's exclusive supplier of ultracapacitor modules assembled in the U.S. to meet local content requirements.

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Newsby StaffMarch 5, 2010

Biden, LaHood announce funding for 191 projects

In making the more than $600 million in new awards, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) met an aggressive deadline to award 100 percent of its Recovery Act transit formula dollars by March 5.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2009

CATS donates bus to CPCC mechanic students

CATS recently retired the 1997 40-foot Gillig bus, and Charlotte City Council approved the donation to CPCC.

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