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Transit Dispatchesby Heather RedfernDecember 12, 2017

Enhancing Bus Service With a More ‘Direct’ Way to Travel

As part of an initiative to improve bus travel for riders in Philadelphia, SEPTA and the City’s Office of Transportation and Infrastructure have partnered on the Greater Philadelphia region’s first direct bus route, the “Boulevard Direct.”

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Newsby StaffOctober 25, 2017

NYC to add 180 new articulated buses to fleet

Will award two contracts totaling $150 million to New Flyer and Nova Bus for the wheelchair-accessible, low-floor, 60-foot articulated buses that will feature visibility improvements for bus operators.

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Newsby StaffOctober 12, 2017

Prevost adds 3 Parts & Service Centers to network

The new locations bring the total of Prevost owned and operated service centers to 14, nearly double the size of the largest competitor network. In addition, the service network is supported by more than 150 certified Volvo Truck locations.

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2017

Nova Bus designing vehicles to handle city’s toughest challenges

From standard 40-foot buses to high-capacity articulated BRT vehicles, clean diesel to hybrid-electric, and from 100% electric to natural gas propulsion, Nova buses have the capacity to respond to any type of service demand at any time.

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Newsby StaffOctober 5, 2017

Prevost, Nova taps new VP, service

Guy French takes the helm following the retirement of long-time leader, Clay Flynt, who departed the role at the after 33 years with the Volvo Group, including 10 as Prevost Aftermarket VP/GM.

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Newsby StaffAugust 31, 2017

Prevost opens San Francisco Bay Area service center

The Bay Area location, which opened August 1, is a full-service facility, staffed by factory-trained technicians servicing Prevost, Nova Bus®, and Volvo® coaches, as well as other brands.

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Photo Galleriesby StaffMay 11, 2017

[Photos] 2017 APTA Bus Display Highlights

A look at some of the buses on display at this year's APTA Bus & Paratransit Conference in Reno, Nev.

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Newsby StaffApril 24, 2017

VIA debuts first of 400-plus new CNG buses

The new 40-foot buses, manufactured by Nova Bus, feature a 67-passenger capacity.

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Newsby StaffMarch 28, 2017

York Region Transit to take part in Canadian battery-electric bus demo

Will purchase six electric-powered heavy-duty transit buses from  New Flyer Industries and Nova Bus, with overhead-charging stations being designed and manufactured by Siemens and ABB Group.

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Newsby StaffMarch 13, 2017

Brampton Transit to be part of electric bus demonstration project

Will work with two Canadian transit vehicle manufacturers (New Flyer Industries and Nova Bus) and two charging station manufacturers (ABB Group and Siemens Canada) to deploy up to 10 electric buses and four overhead electric charging stations that plug into an open protocol known as the OppCharge protocol.

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