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Articlesby Charlotte DiBartolomeoApril 13, 2020

Transit's monumental challenges to support the frontline in the time of coronavirus

Fear, particularly when it’s sustained over a period of time, reorganizes the brain, cutting off the normal pathways to problem-solving.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2020

Detroit DOT to provide 20K masks to riders to protect drivers

Masks will be fastened to the back of the bus via a dispenser as riders enter, no contact will be required to retrieve a mask.

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Newsby StaffApril 8, 2020

CDC releases safety guidance for operators, agencies during COVID-19 pandemic

For bus transit operators, potential sources of exposure include having close contact with a bus passenger with COVID-19 or by contacting surfaces touched or handled by a person with COVID-19.

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From the Editor'sby Janna StarcicMarch 26, 2020

Have you thanked your 'essential' service worker today?

When panic surrounding the coronavirus began to ramp up in my area, I’ll admit, I was right there with everyone else stockpiling up...

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Newsby StaffFebruary 21, 2020

NY MTA, union call for more penalties for bus operator attacks

The announcement came a week after a B15 bus operator was violently assaulted while driving.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2020

FTA makes $9M available to improve rail transit, bus operator safety

Includes $7.3 million for new tech/designs for rail transit safety; and $2 million for projects that redesign transit bus operator compartment.

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ArticlesJanuary 23, 2020

Driver shortage a challenge for all transportation industries

Anyone who has ever taken an economics class in high school or college knows one aspect of this problem; in the textbooks it’s called “cost-push inflation.”

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Newsby StaffJanuary 21, 2020

HART, lawmakers propose bills aimed at protecting transit workers

SB 1416 and HB 951 both seek to curb violent threats against uniformed public servants in the workplace.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 30, 2019

Tolar Mfg. secures multi-year contract with The COMET

Will be tasked with building a suite of products, including bus shelters, benches, and other outdoor street furniture.

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Transit Dispatchesby Louie MaielloSeptember 17, 2019

Delivering 'clear, consistent message' during bus operator training key

Until this is the norm, confusion, frustration, and discouragement will set in and compromise the best efforts of a new candidate.

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