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More than 300,000 students use the MTA for transportation to school, according to the school system, but late or overcrowded buses are an obstacle.
Read More →Transplus plans to design transit buses in Canada, buy brand-name components from across North America, assemble those components in China and sell the vehicles at a discount.
Read More →Under the $1.6M contract, NextBus will use its patented technology to process data obtained from all buses in LA Metro’s fleet equipped with GPS devices, then provide real-time, predictive bus arrival information to users by interfacing with the Southern California 511 phone- and website-based traveller information service, LA Metro’s own public website, the nextbus.com website, as well as cell and smartphone text messaging.
Read More →GPS system will allow real-time bus tracking via the Web and smartphones, while cameras will record audio and video as a security measure.
Read More →Oshkosh Transit estimates that the new vehicles will save over 7,000 gallons of diesel each year, when compared to conventional diesel buses. The bus purchase was funded entirely by a $2.1 million ARRA grant.
Read More →The service, which will be operated by volunteer drivers and overseen by a transit advisory board, will consist of two buses and a van running four days a week.
Read More →Every year, Glaval awards its top dealers, and while all of their 40-plus dealers are eligible for the award, A-Z Bus Sales was selected based on the number of Glaval buses they sold and which were shipped.
Read More →Improving schedule reliability and helping drivers feel confident when using bus-only shoulders on suburban highways are two of the goals of the Driver Assist System currently being implemented by the MVTA. The system will be used in operating the state's first bus rapid transit line on Cedar Avenue, where buses will be operating on shoulders rather than on a full transitway.
Read More →York, Pa.'s rabbittransit has equipped all vehicles with GPS, allowing riders to track buses in real-time on the agency's Website, through an iPhone app, and on screens at the agency's Transfer Center.
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A new, double folding ramp for low-floor buses, the Model BR2C Bi-Fold Ramp does not require any special tools or procedures to manually operate the unit in the event of power loss.
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