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Initial order worth over $100M, represents the first products the division will design and manufacture in Europe.
Read More →N.Y. MTA will allow Sikh and Muslim employees to wear religious head coverings while operating buses and railcars, reversing a policy enforced by the transit system following 9/11.
Read More →Salt Lake Express did not receive federal funding for its plan to offer daily bus service. It did not meet the requirement that every bus in the fleet be ADA compliant. The company offered to provide wheelchair-equipped buses for trips when passengers requested them.
Read More →The vehicles, manufactured by Gillig, were funded through a series of federal grants, and feature automated voice annunciation with interior display; enhanced on-board video surveillance systems; an enhanced wheelchair restraint system; LED lighting; and fuel-fired heaters.
Read More →Tallahassee will replace four diesel buses with zero-emission electric buses using a $5.2M grant from the FTA.
Read More →The bill aims to achieve a priority set in the last surface transportation authorization by expanding access to federal dollars under existing transportation programs for diesel engine upgrades. Diesel fuel powers most heavy machinery and vehicles used on construction sites.
Read More →Non-unionized employees are planning a legal challenge if the agency does not rescind its decision to take away free ride on its system. They claim the board of directors violated a federal law that gives non-union transportation workers the same protections afforded union workers.
Read More →New Jersey will use $10 million to help maintain essential traffic flow and repair sections of highway necessary to prevent further damage. Connecticut will use $2 million for general emergency federal aid highway repairs.
Read More →Under a $184 million contract, the supplier will replace the agency’s existing fare collection systems. The new system will let riders continue to use SmarTrip cards, while expanding fare payment to chip-enabled credit cards, federal government ID cards, and mobile phones using near field communications.
Read More →Federal investigators found that The People’s Choice, which provides charter services primarily in the southeastern U.S., failed to properly inspect, repair, or maintain its vehicles and allowed vehicles that had failed safety inspections to transport passengers.
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