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Addressing the maintenance challenges of bus engines takes on a new significance as fleets adopt new technologies to meet increasingly stringent emissions standards.
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A new cell-phone based system enables transit agencies, such as King County Metro, to enable riders to track the status of their bus in real-time.
Read More →The TS35 coaches are equipped with a Cummins engine, Allison B500 transmission and three-point seat belts. Both operators also equipped their new coaches with 110-volt outlets and Wi-Fi.
Read More →Academy Bus also plans to add 20 additional charter buses this year.
Read More →A lot goes into providing communities with safe, reliable transportation. Bus and transport fleet managers are increasingly turning to fleet management software to help improve fleet operations, reduce downtime and operating costs, and increase asset ROI.
Read More →The Cummins ISB G Engine has the lowest North American Emissions standards and is approved from both the U.S. EPA and Air Resources Board in California.
Read More →Changes include addition of two new Metro Rapid lines.
Read More →An American Transportation bus hit a guardrail and overturned along Interstate 95 before dawn on Sunday. Witnesses reported that a speeding passenger vehicle swerved into the bus’s travel lane and the bus swerved to avoid it.
Read More →All 170 bus routes are now wheelchair and scooter friendly. The agency’s last few remaining GM “New Look” non-accessible buses — a model that dates back to the 1950s — have been replaced by accessible Orion VII low-floor buses.
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