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Newsby StaffJune 2, 2010

Report: 300K hybrid buses, trucks on road by 2015

Pike Research forecasts that the U.S. will remain the largest singular market for hybrid trucks and buses between now and 2015, followed closely by China.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2010

LaHood taps new transportation council members

Will advise the Department’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics, a part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration, on statistical matters.

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Newsby StaffMarch 25, 2010

Altair, Odyssey partner on bus tech demo

Altair’s BUSolutions program is a collaborative effort to research, develop and commercialize advanced transit bus systems that are more fuel efficient, have lower operating costs and can operate without updating the infrastructure of existing transit authorities. Altair and Odyssey are fabricating the first technology demonstrator bus.

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Newsby StaffMarch 23, 2010

FRA unveils new train safety tool

Equipment will permit researchers to realistically simulate innumerable conditions and scenarios encountered during railroad operations to help identify safety problems and develop effective solutions.

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Newsby StaffMarch 16, 2010

Motor Coach Canada launches revamped Website

Allows members to download a membership database, update their profile, pay outstanding invoices (from My Association) and use the detailed member search to research business partners.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 5, 2010

Proterra to build S.C. manufacturing facility

Proterra’s Greenville manufacturing and research and development center will open in 2011, and be housed in a newly constructed 250,000 square foot building on the Clemson University campus. The company plans to hire more than 1,000 local employees in the next four years.

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Newsby StaffDecember 23, 2009

Report: Tech savvy travelers choosing buses

The high-tech traveler has been a driving force in the continued growth of bus travel, which grew 5.1 percent in 2009; the third straight year bus ridership has surged, according to the DePaul University researchers.

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Newsby StaffDecember 15, 2009

Study: transit upgrades reduce climate change costs

Key areas for federal policy action, including climate impacts and adaptation research, transportation planning processes, and federal programs and funding.

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Newsby StaffNovember 2, 2009

S.F. Muni's Dougherty wins safety award

The National Safety Council helps prevent injuries and deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the roads, through leadership, research, education and advocacy.

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Newsby StaffOctober 26, 2009

ABA to spin-off newsletter section

Foundation Focus will become its own bi-weekly, stand-alone newsletter featuring exclusive coverage of ABA Foundation scholarship programs, research on motorcoach tourism and travel.

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