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Newsby StaffFebruary 21, 2019

First Transit maintenance shops awarded 'Blue Seal of Excellence'

To receive ASE's Blue Seal of Excellence, 75% of the service technicians at a location must be certified by ASE.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2018

Optibus lands $40M to accelerate growth of AI-based SaaS platform

The Series B funding will drive future product innovation and support expansion into new and existing markets.

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Newsby StaffDecember 13, 2018

First Transit's Dunning retires after 38-year career

He began his career with First Transit in 1980 as a GM in Laredo, Texas.

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Newsby StaffNovember 29, 2018

Las Vegas Xpress taps First Transit to operate train system

The X Train is the first luxury train to connect Southern California to Las Vegas in over 20 years.

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Newsby StaffNovember 28, 2018

First Transit awarded California operations, maintenance contract

Will provide the City of Visalia with day-to-day operations and oversight for 87 vehicles, employing 130. 

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ArticlesNovember 15, 2018

Private Sector Brings Experience to a Changing Transportation Model

With experience implementing and integrating different modes of transportation in Europe and beyond, contractors share lessons learned.

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Newsby StaffNovember 14, 2018

First Transit names new regional VP of operations

Jay Jeter has more than 18 years of transportation experience in areas such as operations, finance, legal, labor negotiations, and customer engagement and leadership.

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Newsby StaffNovember 8, 2018

First Transit names new VP, transit management services

Nick Promponas assumes the role from Rick Dunning, who led TMS the past 18 years.

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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2018

First Transit operating TransLink's HandyDART service

The company currently operates the majority of HandyDART service in B.C. outside of Metro Vancouver on behalf of BC Transit, including Victoria, Kelowna, and Kamloops.

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Newsby StaffAugust 22, 2018

U. of Rochester extends contract with First Transit

Staff of 100 will provide maintenance, operations, and dispatching services for 19 buses, carrying more than 1.3 million passengers annually.

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