
Los Angeles, Cleveland, Las Vegas, Eugene, Ore., and Pittsburgh were rated as the nation’s leading cities for bus-based transportation because of their high-quality bus rapid transit systems.
Read More →The system, installed on 10 buses, was activating the announcement either too soon or too late in the course of making a turn, but did activate at other times, such as when the bus was making a lane change. The agency began testing the system on March 1.
Read More →Yasushi Mikuni, the driver of a tour bus that crashed in Utah and killed three Japanese tourists last year, pleaded guilty to reduced charges. Mikuni, who escaped the accident with minor injuries, was driving for Canyon Transportation Inc.
Read More →Eliminating all FY 2011 dollars for high-speed and intercity rail is therefore more than short-sighted. It sets the stage for an attack on the whole program.
Read More →A transit planning committee endorsed a bus and rail plan to be financed in part by a half-cent sales tax increase in Durham and Orange counties. However, voters already face separate proposals for a quarter-cent increase in their sales tax.
Read More →Knoxville, Tenn.-based Mobility Transit to take over Augusta Public Transit, which has been struggling with budget problems.
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ZoomSafer's new software service helps fleet operators and risk managers measure and manage employee use of mobile phones while driving, regardless of the type of phone used. FleetSafer Vision is a driver behavior modification solution that can support any type of phone and requires no on-device software.
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BendPak's all-new HDS-35PX is designed specifically for parking and storing massive bus fleets.
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The reconstructed Puritas Rapid Transit Station features a 6,500 square foot main building, along with a 130-foot bridge connecting passengers to the train’s platform, and nearly 600 parking spaces, with a row of dedicated overnight spaces. Construction funding came from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.
Read More →The agency authorized a $17.2M contract for the purchase of the 30-foot transit buses to replace some of the agency’s older buses. They will be the first low-floor buses to run in the state.
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