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Newsby StaffApril 25, 2019

Allison unveils electric propulsion solution for low-floor buses

The system is applicable for 40-foot low-floor city and double-decker buses, 60-foot articulated buses, and three-door buses.

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Newsby StaffApril 3, 2019

Complete Coach Works finishes Foothill Transit rehab, repaint project

The 60-foot-long buses have been repowered with new Cummins ISLG 320 horse-power engines.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2019

New Flyer to supply up to 170 artics for NJ TRANSIT

The agency currently operates over 1,000 transit buses manufactured by North American Bus Industries, which was acquired by New Flyer in 2013.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 17, 2019

NJ TRANSIT awards New Flyer $65M contract for new artic buses

This purchase is a “one for one’’ replacement of NJ TRANSIT’s aging articulated bus fleet as it reaches the end of its expected service life.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2018

BYD delivers first 60-foot all-electric bus to IndyGo

The bus will serve IndyGo’s Red Line, a 13.1-mile BRT route that runs between Broad Ripple on the north side of the city and the University of Indianapolis on the south side.

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Newsby StaffMay 11, 2018

BYD to deliver 20 all-electric artics for service at LAX

The buses will make up the largest airport fleet of its kind in the U.S., with the vehicles being produced at BYD’s Lancaster, Calif. plant.

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Transit Dispatchesby Heather RedfernDecember 12, 2017

Enhancing Bus Service With a More ‘Direct’ Way to Travel

As part of an initiative to improve bus travel for riders in Philadelphia, SEPTA and the City’s Office of Transportation and Infrastructure have partnered on the Greater Philadelphia region’s first direct bus route, the “Boulevard Direct.”

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Newsby StaffDecember 1, 2017

Blacksburg Transit adding 4 60-foot New Flyer clean-diesel buses

The purchase, which executes on planned fleet expansion and replacement initiatives, was supported by a combination of state and federal funding.

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Newsby StaffDecember 1, 2017

San Diego MTS introduces New Flyer artics on busy routes

The new 2017 XN60 low-floor buses manufactured by New Flyer, allow MTS to increase its capacity to transport riders along popular routes in the South Bay.

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Newsby StaffNovember 20, 2017

STV lands 2 NY consulting contracts

Contracted by the Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation to develop specifications for the procurement of hybrid-electric articulated buses and was tasked by the County of Rockland Department of Public Transportation to provide technical support for its Transport of Rockland bus procurements.

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