Thermo King and the Florida agency are trialing a novel telematics solution for the bus industry By Richard Tackett For the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), onboard energy consumption on buses is of keen concern. PSTA serves Pinellas County, including the coastal communities of St. Petersburg and Clearwater, with a fleet of 210 diesel […]
By Bernadette Ackerman If you are still using manual processes, the answer is likely “not very smart.” Three things can quickly derail your operations and send your service into a tailspin, and they all start and end in your depot. Poor communication, avoidable road calls and time-wasting manual processes can all lead to service […]
Peter Bowers, technical sales support manager for Stertil-Koni, spoke with BUSRide Maintenance about heavy-duty vehicle lifts – their safe operation, spec’ing the right lift, certification pitfalls, and future developments. How should operators go about choosing the “right lift for the job?” When it comes to choosing heavy-duty vehicle lifts for a maintenance shop, there […]
By Patrick Le What is “smart transit?” What makes a city “smart?” The smart city, above all else, is optimized with infrastructure to service its constituents — the people who live and work in that city. Transportation plays a key role in that equation, more so now that technology providing real-time vehicle updates is becoming […]
BUSRide spoke with Nick Ross, industry solutions manager, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) at Trapeze Group, about the “smart” transit ecosystem and what role transportation will play in the “smart city” of the future.
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC, a U.S. subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (NFI), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer in North America, today announced its Spirit of Equess® the industry’s first and only medium-duty, purpose-built transit bus, has passed the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Model Bus Testing Program at Altoona, Pennsylvania. With its successful […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a total of $281 million in additional Fiscal Year 2018 federal funding allocations to five transit projects in Arizona, California, Minnesota, and Texas. Funding will be provided through FTA’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program. “These significant investments in the public transit systems […]
At RATP Dev we provide excellence in transportation services to the public, while adhering to the highest standards of safety and quality customer experience. RATP Dev USA is seeking dedicated professionals to join our growing team that desire to deliver best-in-class transit services to customers and their passengers, leveraging the expertise gained around the world. […]
Busworld Foundation and The American Bus Association (ABA) are pleased to announce a partnership that will bring Busworld’s education programming – the Academy – to ABA’s 2020 Marketplace in Omaha, Neb., from Jan. 11-14. This is the first time Busworld Academy will be offered in the United States in conjunction with another association’s existing program. […]
Continental, a leading global supplier of systems, components, and tires to automobile and truck manufacturers, and the manufacturer of VDO RoadLog ELD (vdoroadlog.com), has announced that the latest versions of the company’s VDO RoadLog ELD and RoadLog Office fleet management and reporting software are fully compliant with Transport Canada Regulations for HOS (Hours Of Service) […]