Cell phone use restricted on NM school buses
Student Transportation Services of New Mexico is following the lead of the Las Cruces Public School district by banning cell phone use on buses unless there is an emergency.
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Fixed Orion buses rolling again in Washington
Ninety-nine Orion VI diesel-powered buses are back in service today for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) after Metrobus workers made temporary repairs to the vehicles’ hydraulic pumps.
CVSA’s Brake Safety Week approaches
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is highlighting the issue of poorly adjusted and malfunctioning air brakes as the organization prepares for Brake Safety Week, to be held September 12-18.
Highway deaths lowest since 1950
Data released by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today shows highway deaths fell last year to 33,808, the lowest number since 1950.
APTA president praises proposed transit infrastructure bill
American Public Transportation Association President William Millar commended President Obama for the administration’s proposed up-front investment of $50 billion for the nation’s transportation infrastructure.
First Transit, Durham continue transit partnership
Cincinnati, OH-based First Transit, Inc. has contracted with the Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA) to manage fixed-route operations.
Vehicle Assist and Automation: Not your granddaddy’s bus
Vehicle Assist and Automation (VAA) is a guidance technology that provide partial or full control of a vehicle’s movements in the transit industry.
ABA Top 100 Events list released
The American Bus Association has named the Sesquicentennial of the First Battle of Manassas as one of the Top 100 events in North America for 2011.
Federal money to modernize transit infrastructure
President Obama pledges $50 billion to expand and renew America’s roadways and transit infrastructure.
Georgia Transit Day set for Wednesday
Officials from the Georgia Department of Transportation, Georgia Transit Association, Livable Communities Coalition and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will host Georgia Transit Day 2010 on September 8.