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APTA report: Transit now a $55 billion industry

The American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) EXPO 2011, the association released an updated report making the case for investment in the public transportation industry by detailing the enormous growth in ridership, service provided and funding levels.

Millar: ‘This is as big as the APTA EXPO will ever be’

Preliminary numbers by APTA officials show nearly 15,000 attendees with over 6,300 exhibitors attended this week’s APTA EXPO at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

Check out BUSRide Maintenance

BUSRide Maintenance is the only digital magazine that offers in-depth, hands on coverage of bus maintenance topics for management, technicians and other personnel discharging the maintenance function for motorcoach, transit, school bus and small bus fleets.

First hydraulic hybrid transit bus unveiled amid hype

What’s being called the world’s first series hydraulic hybrid transit bus was unveiled Wednesday in Troy, MI.

A motorcoach livery brings it all in-house

The fairly recent trend of limousine companies to move to minibuses and coaches has not come as news to Andy and Laurie Bardar, owners of Corporate Coaches, Hollywood, FL.

The 2011 BUSRide Motorvision Competition

The search is on for the best and brightest bus wrap ideas in the industry. The 2011 BUSRide MotorVision Competition, sponsored in part by OAI Corp., will help us find the best looking rolling billboards, moving murals and free-wheeling creativity on wheels.

Irene causes havoc with transit services

In the path of Hurricane Irene, Randolph and other towns in Vermont and other New England states were hammered by the fierce winds and drenching rain.

Hearthside Grove sets the stage for motorcoach luxury

The quaint resort town of Petoskey, the surrounding waters of Little Traverse Bay, and the nearby luxury motorcoach resort Hearthside Grove make the northern tip of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula a popular destination for motorcoach travelers and tour operators.

New focus is Krystal clear

Krystal Enterprises, a bus and limousine manufacturer based in Brea, CA, is taking a refreshed approach to changing markets following the toughest recession the industry has seen.

Matthews Buses opens new Orlando facility

Matthews Buses, one of the largest bus dealers in the U.S. and one of Rifled Air Conditioning’s best distributors, opened its new Orlando, FL facility earlier this month.