Prevost is excited to welcome Janet Cathey to the pre-owned sales team. Janet will cover eight states as the South East Regional Sales Manager for Pre-Owned Coaches. Cathey is a familiar face to many operations and brings over 30 years of industry experience in the cutaway and motorcoach industries. “I am very excited to join […]
Complete Coach Works (CCW) recently announced that its Regional Sales Manager, Jim Paul, has been appointed to the board of directors of The Oregon Transit Association. Following a unanimous vote by the OTA Board, Paul became a representative of private, for-profit members on behalf of Complete Coach Works. According to the Bylaws of The Oregon […]
Eight transit agencies that partnered with Proterra received funding, including four new agencies and four current customers Proterra, a leading innovator in heavy-duty electric transportation, recently announced that eight transit agencies won Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Low or No Emission Program Grants (Low-No) for Proterra battery-electric buses and charging infrastructure. The eight transit agency partners include […]
Today, six of the largest private transit operating firms have come together to form the North American Transit Alliance (NATA). The group will help cities in North America flourish by promoting innovative transportation solutions that ensure transit is safe, clean, and prepared for the challenges that lie ahead. Public transit has always been essential, but […]
FTA’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Resource Tool for Public Transportation provides a one-stop-shop for Federal COVID-19 guidance and recommendations, including information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The tool covers topics related to the public transportation industry such as sanitizing transit facilities and vehicles, personal […]
ETA Transit recently announced the start of its annual transit survey initiative. Now in its fifth year, the survey polls thousands of transit professionals and riders across the country on current topics and challenges that face the industry. The results of the survey are released to the transit industry every December in the form of […]
Public agencies and not-for-profit organizations are eligible for cost-effective, streamlined MRO procurement with new Lawson Products contract available through OMNIA Partners, Public Sector Lawson Products, Inc., a distributor of products and services to the maintenance, repair and operations market (MRO) marketplace, has been awarded a multi-year contract with Region 4 Education Service Center (ESC), marketed […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recently announced approximately $130 million in grant selections through the Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant program, which funds the deployment of transit buses and infrastructure for the purchase or lease of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and supporting facilities. In this competition, FTA focused on the […]
Widely known for its in-route wireless charging technology, Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification (WAVE) recently announced it has transformed the industry through its initiative to modernize operations by bringing its wireless charging system to Josephine Community Transit’s (Josephine) maintenance depot. This system will wirelessly charge two remanufactured Zero Emission Propulsion System (ZEPS) buses from Complete Coach […]
EZ DISSAN has partnered with Victory Innovations to become the preferred distributor for the ground passenger transportation industry using their cordless electrostatic handheld sprayers to achieve maximum disinfection and sanitization. These 2020 Sanitary Maintenance Distributor Award Winning sprayers are easily deployed and operated by transportation professionals in many applications including motorcoach, transit bus, subway train, […]