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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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