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A significant development for the bus industry, this complete collection of systems affords manufacturers the flexibility they have been looking for in system placement.
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The app can be branded with a transit agency’s system logo and works with iPhone and Android smartphones. A convenient drop-down menu makes it easy for riders to indicate report type, such as assault, robbery, medical emergency, or suspicious activity.
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School Bus Safety Co. offers tailored safety compliance audits and conduct on-site driver file reviews and safety training leadership programs for drivers and trainers at school districts or other contractors who provide school bus service.
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Safety employees will be at one of the commuter railroad’s 241 stations during the morning commute, distributing educational materials about train and grade crossing safety, answering questions and listening to commuters’ safety concerns.
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With an aim to help operators prepare for the changing landscape, technology was a big focus at 2017 UMA Expo, which also included a fond farewell to long-time President/CEO Vic Parra.
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Since APTA's last quarterly report, the Federal Transit Administration has updated the SOGR for the public transit industry which has increased to $90 billion.
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"Taking over the train with a rowdy group” was the behavior that most concerned survey respondents, followed by “hands-free sneezing and coughing."
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Will allow operators to consider the entirety of their rail operations, which has never been done before, as every part of a system is usually assessed separately.
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Bay Area Rapid Transit's (BART) escalators are giant, complicated machines. Uneven wear from the tens of thousands of people who ride them every day sometimes breaks and cause outages, but BART has a team of experts on hand to keep these "meat grinders" in working order.
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The battery-operated jack can be charged overnight and used without cables. The pneumatic jack has an attached air hose to keep it working. Previously, transmission jacks were manually hand-pumped, much like a car jack.
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