July 2012 - Page 3 of 4 - BUSRide


APTA applauds Congress for transportation bill agreement

Word on Friday that Congress had finally passed the long-delayed transportation bill brought praise from Michael Melaniphy.

Not always about hard hits

These four experienced specialists equip their shops more than the average maintenance facility in preparation for the worst that can happen, but spoke with BUSRide about what else goes on in their shops.

Four easy lessons in coach conversion

Anyone about to convert a coach for personal use or for a client would do well to mind some key trouble areas.

SCRTTC leads in transit training assessment

The new learning model from Southern California transit consortium meets evolving needs and raises the bar.

Perspective on North America

Daimler delivers a wake-up call and Alexander Dennis teams with New Flyer.

Send the same message for all accidents large or small

An accident of any degree invites variable expenses that are hard to plan for in any budget or projection. Even the most minor incident or scrape requires greater sales revenue to fund the necessary repair.

There’s been an accident-now what?

What to expect from your insurance company and the physical damage claims process.

Electrification explained

Miami-Dade and Gardenia demonstrate Thermo King HVAC alternatives.

Cincinnati’s Transit Trio

Crews, Evans and Hock are kings in The Queen City.

It’s Bus Time for MTA New York City

Several major MTA projects over the past two years focused on keeping riders informed of their wait time for their next bus or subway train.