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NewsApril 4, 2019

How a quality management system brings you a cleaner train

BART is one of only a few transit agencies with the prestigious ISO 9001 Certification.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2019

MARTA earns prestigious asset management certification

ISO 55000 provides an asset management system model that takes a whole life cycle approach.

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ArticlesNovember 30, 2017

How to Maintain a State of Good Repair by Leveraging Asset Management Tools

Agencies are turning to versatile asset management platforms to help streamline their processes and meet requirements, which can both help create peace of mind that the agency is in compliance with federal regulations, as well as launch further proactive efforts.

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Newsby StaffMarch 2, 2017

First Transit awarded ISO cert. for DCTA commuter rail

The ISO 9001:2015 addresses various aspects of quality management and contains ISO's best-known standards.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 4, 2017

Alstom publishes environmental declaration for new-gen beacons

SmartBalise is an eco-designed product, with minimized environmental impact all the way from manufacture to end-of-life.

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Newsby StaffJune 27, 2016

HART becomes only Fla. transit agency to earn environmental ISO cert.

Benefits include higher conformance with legislative and regulatory requirements, improved efficiency, minimized risk of regulatory and environmental fines, reductions in waste and consumption of resources, and better internal controls.

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Newsby StaffApril 17, 2015

41% of U.S. public transit buses use alt fuels, hybrid technology

APTA statistics for 2014 show that 16.9% of public transit buses were hybrid-electric. Coming in a close second, public transit systems report that 16.7% of U.S. transit buses used compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) and blends. Biodiesel is used by 7.4% of public transit buses. Other alternative fuels, such as propane and hydrogen, account for 0.3%.

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Newsby StaffNovember 18, 2014

First Transit's Phoenix location wins 2 awards

Company earns ISO 14001 recertification as well as the Maricopa County (AZ) Air Quality Excellence award, as part of their commitment to the county’s Clean Air Campaign.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2014

Micro Bird's Quebec facility attains ISO certification

The new International Standards Organization designation underscores the company’s commitment to safety, quality, durability, serviceability and assures that customers continue to receive the highest level of quality buses.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2012

First Transit's Phoenix fixed-route earns ISO cert.

The focus of the program is to reduce the environmental footprint of a business and decrease the pollution and waste a business produces.

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