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Newsby StaffMay 1, 2025

Freedman Seating Co. Acquired by Lippert

For over 130 years, Freedman has provided a variety of seating solutions to the bus, rail, marine, delivery truck, specialty, and commercial vehicle markets.

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Safety Cornerby Roger Brereton July 2, 2024

The Evolution of Bus Design

Thirty years ago, drivers not only had to drive the bus and navigate heavy traffic, but they were also responsible for tasks like supervising passenger loading and unloading, selling tickets, and providing passengers with various kinds of information, all while sitting in an often ill-fitting workstation.

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Newsby StaffJune 25, 2024

WMATA Intalling Vinyl Seating on All Buses

Nearly 40 buses have had their cloth seats replaced with modern, easier-to-clean and maintain vinyl, similar to the material used on Metrorail trains.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 23, 2024

DART Pilots Upgraded Seating on Rail, Streetcar Vehicles

To provide a cleaner and more comfortable environment for customers, DART replaced almost 34,000 fabric seat cushions and backs on its bus fleet with vinyl-covered seats last year.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 10, 2023

Freedman Seating Names New Director, Sales

Stan Brzezniak previously held the position of business development manager.

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NewsMay 13, 2021

SEPTA Launches On-Board Seating Availability Dashboard

Seating estimates featured on the new online tool are based on ridership data that the agency collects from a mix of sources, including Automatic Passenger Counting systems and assessments by SEPTA personnel and traffic checkers.

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NewsMarch 30, 2021

LIRR Unveils Real-Time Seating Availability, Trip Planning Tech

Changes to digital screens, station announcements, and the agency’s Train Time app will detail real-time seat availability for approaching trains by a customer’s location.

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ArticlesJuly 22, 2020

Suppliers Stepping Up Offerings to Help Transit Deal with ‘New Normal’

While agencies were hit particularly hard because of the pandemic, many suppliers, also deemed as “essential,” had to adjust to not only providing the goods and services they already offered, but also find ways to meet the new demands of their long-time partners.

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NewsJuly 13, 2020

American Seating’s Clark Shifts to Chairman Role, Bush to Assume CEO Role

As chairman, Clark will continue to lead American Seating’s board of directors; as president and CEO, Bush will serve on the board, lead the company’s development of short- and long-term strategies, and manage the company’s overall resources and operations.

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NewsJune 25, 2020

USSC Group Rebrands, Changes Name to United Safety

The bus seating and fire protection supplier makes the change to reflect its expanded safety solutions offerings, including PPE.

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