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ArticlesCover StoryApril 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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Newsby StaffSeptember 2, 2009

MV partners with VPG, taps new sales unit president

Will sell and lease VPG’s purpose-built accessible vehicle, the "MV-1," to organizations receiving public transportation funding from governmental entities in the U.S. Gary Willms named President of bus sales subsidiary MV Sales and Leasing Inc. (MVSL).

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2009

First Transit awarded Pa. contract

The contract is a three-year agreement with two optional renewal years that includes the operation, maintenance and management of a fleet of 28 vehicles.

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Newsby StaffApril 6, 2009

Gillig to supply Washington transit with hybrid buses

ARRA funds will in part enable Intercity Transit to purchase six 40-foot, low-floor hybrid diesel electric buses. The entire manufacturing order will total approximately $3.6 million.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2009

Thermo King named ‘Strategic Supplier’ by Gillig

To qualify, a company needs a score of 95 points or higher for four consecutive rating periods (two years). Since the inception of the program, only four other suppliers have qualified.

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Newsby StaffDecember 2, 2008

Universities to develop accessible transit options

An important area of research will be the design of access and interiors for buses.

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