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APTA panel discussion encourages life-cycle cost programs.
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The New Haven Division will receive 14 40-foot hybrids, with 17 35-foot hybrids going to the Waterbury Division to help upgrade its 15-year old fleet. CTTRANSIT is the first transit system in the U.S. to receive this new model of bus from New Flyer Inc.
Read More →Will fund up to 10 new hybrid electric vehicles and a fueling station that will be built at Reno, Nev.-based Regional Transportation Commission of Washoe County’s maintenance and operations facility. Support was provided through the FTA’s FY2011 State of Good Repair grant program.
Read More →Customers can find this real-time information when tracking their bus at buseta.wmata.com, and in the agency’s open data feed for third-party transit and mapping applications like Google Maps.
Read More →Biz Briefs covers the latest supplier news in the motorcoach and public transit industries.
Read More →Technology was not in my vocabulary as a kid, but now it's at the front of the line. I’m not saying I’m against it, but could we step back a moment and catch our breath when it comes to technology and bus operations? It seems what used to be a fairly unobstructed view of the road ahead, and to the sides of the bus using simple dashboards and adequately sized mirrors, now appears to resemble a cockpit of the world’s most sophisticated aircraft.
Read More →They can significantly reduce operating costs under certain conditions as compared to current public transport.
Read More →The move was introduced in the wake of a tragic bus accident in April, in which the driver, who admitted to being asleep at the wheel, crashed into a wall killing seven passengers and injured 39.
Read More →The funding will help aid in the planning, adoption, and delivery of zero-emission transit and school buses over the next five years. It will also support the country's growing electric vehicle manufacturing sector.
Read More →The move was made after several complaints about the volume or genre of music, as well as to “reduce potential distractions in the bus.”
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