C.J.’s Bus brings toys and joy to tornado-ravaged Tuscaloosa
C.J.’s Bus deploys to tornado-ravaged Tuscaloosa, Ala. to help children and families affected by the April 27th storm.
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Fuhgettaboudit! Brooklyn pizza bus tour a hot ticket
Tripadvisor, a travel destination website, has named “A Slice of Brooklyn Pizza Tour” the number one tour of the New York Borough.
Accused texting driver prohibited from operating buses
A Turnbull, CT woman accused of sending and receiving more than 1,000 text message from April to May 2010 while driving a bus for special-needs children had been barred from driving a bus.
A vintage tour bus comes home
Restoring a vintage 1920s tour bus has become a labor of love for Herman Jones, owner of Mount Rushmore Tours in Rapid City, South Dakota. Jones first had the idea to restore an old bus back in 1970. Through the years Jones had refurbished a 1932 Ford five-window vehicle with a rumble seat that had been given to him in the 1960s, but he really wanted to restore a bus. He had seen a number of photos of original 1920s rag-top, 15-seat passenger tour buses that hauled passengers in the nearby Black Hills region.
Peter Pan driver Joseph Anderson hits 3,000,000 miles
Joseph Anderson, a longtime driver for Peter Pan Bus Lines, Springfield, MA, who recently began his 37th year of employment with the company, achieved three million miles of accident-free driving. Three million miles translates to at least 36 consecutive years of driving without an accident; or the equivalent of 120 times around the world, and 12.6 trips to the moon without an accident.
Bus maintenance roadeos gain popularity
While a sluggish economy has adversely affected budgets for many motorcoach associations and transit companies, bus and mechanic roadeos are still flourishing around the U.S.
Superbus like no other makes Dubai debut
Aerospace technology combines with Formula 1 technology to create the lightweight Superbus.
The Chickens Have Come Home
Regular readers of BUSRide have probably seen the plethora of industry talk in advance of the implementation of the CSA 2010 Safety Measurement System (SMS). While I’m not one to crow, “I told you so,” now that we are only a few months into the new measurement system, it appears the chickens have already come home to roost.
Life gets easier one step at a time
Following two years of research and development, Glaval Bus, Elkhart, IN, an industry leader in the manufacture of commercial buses since 1998, will officially debut its new Titan II LF in June at the CTAA show in Indianapolis, IN. The company says its latest model meets the growing demand from the small bus market for a low-floor kneeling option. Glaval Bus will make this innovative bus available to operators in the very near future.
Public image is important to BRT success
Without a doubt, image is important to Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). Sleek looking vehicles, rail-like stations, advanced technologies and a strong brand identity are just a few of the features that help communicate the message: This is not just a regular bus service.