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Via and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation are partnering to provide Virginia transit agencies with software that has been missing in the state’s communities.
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Day-to-day “fires” may be stressful, but you’re used to putting them out, right? But are you prepared for a literal fire? What would you do if your office building was struck by lightning? What would happen if your fleet was destroyed in a tornado? Torrential rains flood your waiting room? What now?
Read More →I recently traveled to Switzerland to see the world’s first autonomous shuttle in operation on regular fixed-route public transportation in mixed traffic and came home with three lessons.
Read More →Biz Briefs covers the latest supplier news in the motorcoach and public transit industries.
Read More →The Iowa Rural Transit ITS Consortium will install mobile computing devices from Mentor Engineering in each of its 600 member vehicles.
Read More →The upgraded software now includes smart dispatch, an easy-to-use quote-generation tool, and the ability to track drivers while they are on the road, all from a smartphone
Read More →Agency expects services to grow by more than 30 percent over the next five years, requiring the ability to automate manual processes and streamline administrative operations.
Read More →Agencies are turning to versatile asset management platforms to help streamline their processes and meet requirements, which can both help create peace of mind that the agency is in compliance with federal regulations, as well as launch further proactive efforts.
Read More →Many agencies still rely on expensive proprietary software for trip planning and real-time customer information, which present such issues as lack of user-friendly interfaces and a concomitant price structure in which license renewals and software modifications generally cost in the thousands annually.
Read More →Transit operations are using new applications to streamline their customer service systems, resulting in improved productivity and reduced costs. Feedback from customers is also being elicited to help improve transit services.
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