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Newsby StaffAugust 24, 2012

CH Bus delivers Temsa to N.Y.

Equipped with a Cummins engine, Allison B500 transmission and three-point seat belts. The Jak Rabbit Lines coach is also equipped with REI Audio/Video, Alcoa rims, 110-volt plug outlets and a rear camera.

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Newsby StaffAugust 20, 2012

UT Profile: Students take the reins for U. of Montana transit system

Board is composed of all students who oversee an annual budget of $1 million. Students are also trained drivers.

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Newsby StaffAugust 9, 2012

FMCSA’s ‘Fit, Willing and Able’ reg aims to increase safety

Reinforces the agency's policy of not granting operating authority to companies that create new identities or affiliate relationships to avoid a negative safety history. It also clarifies that the agency will scrutinize companies that have had their operating authority suspended or revoked within the past six years.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2012

REI debuts 2 new wireless fleet software products

A.R.M.O.R-Auto Pilot manages wireless downloading, reporting and automated notification of video events the user defines, as well as video download requests made while the vehicle is off or in the lot. A.R.M.O.R-Diagnostics is a vehicle, DVR and camera diagnostics software tool that allows proactive monitoring of fleet health status.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2012

Drug and alcohol sweep nabs 287 bus, truck drivers

During the two-week sweep, nearly 200 federal investigators examined the drug and alcohol safety records of commercial drivers employed by bus and truck companies, including school bus drivers, interstate passenger carriers, hazardous material transporters and general freight long-haul trucking companies.

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Newsby StaffJune 21, 2012

REI wins New Flyer award

The New Flyer 2011 Delivery Performance Award recognizes suppliers who have provided value-based, quality products with 99% on-time delivery to New Flyer’s production facilities.

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Newsby StaffJune 21, 2012

San Francisco operation adds 9 Temsas

The coaches are equipped with leather seats, Wi-FI, REI audio/video system, 110-volt plug outlets, destination signs, GPS and badge readers.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2012

Illinois receives fed funds for 15 local projects

The projects include new track and signal systems that will ease freight, Amtrak, and Metra congestion, and support 3,300 jobs throughout the six-county Chicagoland area.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2012

REI President Dave Ruback dies

Lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on May 22, 2012. He was 56 years old. Ruback started at REI in 1987 and was promoted to president in 1998. He was instrumental in REI’s growth and commitment to service.

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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2012

Iowa opens intermodal facility

The project, which received $8.5 million in 2010 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s TIGER program, created more than 80 jobs during the facility’s construction, according to the Ames Transit Agency.

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