LILEE Systems, the leading provider of advanced wired and wireless communication products, solutions and services for the transportation industry, announced Dr. Jia-Ru Li, founder and CEO of LILEE Systems will be delivering the Keynote address at the Innovation Without Borders event in San Francisco on January 15, 2019. Dr. Li’s speech, The Future of Smart […]
Americans took 2.5 billion trips on public transportation in the third quarter of 2018, according to a report by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). Commuter rail ridership increased, with more than half of commuter rail systems showing ridership growth. Bus ridership in communities with populations below 100,000 increased by 1.7 percent and demand […]
Anniston, Alabama, USA – January 10, 2019: (TSX: NFI) New Flyer of America Inc. (“New Flyer”), a U.S. subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), the largest bus manufacturer in North America, today announced the introduction of Connect 360™ – its real-time, cloud-based business analytics dashboard for Xcelsior CHARGE™ battery-electric buses, operated by New Flyer Connect® […]
Anniston, Alabama, USA – January 8, 2019: (TSX: NFI) New Flyer of America Inc. and New Flyer Industries Canada ULC (collectively “New Flyer”), subsidiaries of NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer, today announced the formation of New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions™ (“Infrastructure Solutions”), a service dedicated to providing safe, reliable, […]
Middlebury, Indiana, USA – January 7, 2019: (TSX: NFI) ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (“ARBOC”), a U.S. subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer in North America, today announced that the Handitran (“Handitran”) of the City of Arlington, Texas has issued a contract to purchase ten fully-accessible Spirit of […]
St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA – January 4, 2019: (TSX: NFI) New Flyer of America Inc. (“New Flyer”), the U.S. subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer in North America, announced that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (“MBTA”) has executed options for 194 heavy-duty, forty-foot Xcelsior® diesel-electric transit buses. […]
The newly-branded company provides single parts point-of-purchase for the NFI Group’s expansive family of transit and coach vehicles. After 18 months of planning, the MCI parts organization completed its integration into NFI Parts in November 2018, creating a more comprehensive parts offering and larger distribution network to improve customer service. Now, NFI Parts conducts business […]
Rally to use funding for expansion Rally, creators of the bus rideshare, broke world records when they transported nearly 50,000 people to the Women’s March on Washington. Their technology provides shared mass mobility on-demand. Now, NYC-born Rally, the platform unlocking the underutilized potential of the global private bus industry, has announced that Daimler is leading […]
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, Nebraska from January 11 to 14. This is the first time Busworld Academy will be offered in the United States in conjunction with another association’s […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced a $1.17 billion Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) with the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (Sound Transit) for construction of the Lynnwood Link light rail project through FTA’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program. Sound Transit is also approved for up to $658 million in […]