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Videosby Alex RomanJanuary 9, 2025

Challenges and Growth Opportunities for a Rural System with Arrowhead Transit

In our latest edition of METROspectives, Arrowhead Tranit’s Dominick Olivanti and Colette Hanson join METRO’s Executive Editor Alex Roman to discuss public transit from a rural provider perspective.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 12, 2024

Chicago Hits Average Weekday Ridership of 1M in May

Ridership on bus routes that received additional scheduled service was up 10% on weekdays in May compared to March, while the other bus routes also saw gains of 3%.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 21, 2024

Chicago Set to Add Service on 30 Bus Routes

The changes to the bus schedules will be implemented as part of the agency’s scheduling process, whereby bus employees are able to “pick” their work assignments at designated times throughout the year.

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Articlesby Alex RomanMarch 13, 2024

Inaugural Public Transit Conference to Focus on Recruiting, Retaining Employees

Recruiting and retention joins automated vehicles and cybersecurity as just some of the topics on tap for PTC, which is hosted by METRO Magazine.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsFebruary 18, 2023

Report Shows 21.4% of Demand for Bus Drivers is Unfulfilled

Based on the American Bus Association Foundation survey, ABA members reported a shortage of as many as 7,300 drivers.

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Articlesby Alex RomanAugust 1, 2022

UMA's Michael Talks Taking Helm, State of the Industry

In an exclusive Q&A, the UMA's President/CEO discusses what drew him to motorcoach, his short- and long-term goals since joining the association in October, and the opportunities for growth operators are currently experiencing.

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ArticlesJuly 7, 2022

Putting Automation at the Center of the Customer Experience

There are four autonomous vehicle use cases transit agencies can plan for right now and some are already being used successfully around the nation.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 11, 2019

UMA Expo focuses on future, innovation

Making the education of the incoming Congress on the issues facing the industry was also a major focus at this year's Expo held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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ArticlesJanuary 8, 2019

Motorcoach leaders discuss current industry hurdles

ABA's Peter Pantuso, UMA's Stacy Tetschner, and IMG's Bronwyn Wilson discuss driver shortage and more.

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ArticlesJanuary 7, 2019

Motorcoach Survey Finds Business Growing, Driver Pool Shrinking

Issues recruiting, hiring, and retaining drivers is now impacting operators' bottom line by impeding the ability to grow or expand.

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