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Thor Industries announces sale of bus business for $100 million

Allied Specialty Vehicles will buy Champion Bus, Inc., General Coach America, Inc., Goshen Coach, Inc., El Dorado National California, Inc., and El Dorado National Kansas, Inc.

Natural Resources Defense Council: transit saves money and the environment

The NRDC’s study says commuters could save more than $1,800 annually by integrating carpooling, public transit, and telecommuting into their daily commutes.

FMCSA teams with Transport Canada, others, on driver fatigue management tool

FMCSA Administrator Anne S. Ferro and Lisa Raitt, Canada’s minister of Transport, today announced the launch of the North American Fatigue Management Program.

VIA Metro announces new president/CEO

The VIA Metropolitan Transit Board of Trustees has selected Jeffrey Arndt as the agency’s new president and chief executive officer.

APTA applauds Senate confirmation of Anthony Foxx as U.S. Secretary of Transportation

The American Public Transportation Association released a statement on June 28.

FMCSA's Hours-of-Service regulations take full effect July 1; motorcoach rules unchanged

Any motorcoach company that operates across state lines will be bound by these rules.

New Flyer acquires North American Bus Industries, Inc. for $80 million

New Flyer Industries Inc. today announced the acquisition of North American Bus Industries, Inc. (NABI) from an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. for cash consideration of approximately $80 million, virtually all for the satisfaction of affiliate debt. The acquisition excludes discontinued operations in Hungary and substantially all related assets and liabilities. NABI was founded […]

NJ TRANSIT expands "MyBus Now" campaign

Marking the next step in the Christie Administration’s efforts to provide real-time bus information to NJ TRANSIT customers, NJ TRANSIT Executive Director James Weinstein joined customers and invited guests Monday at Newark Penn Station to announce the latest expansion of MyBus Now, the agency’s first real-time service information system for bus customers, to serve 110 North […]

FMCSA shuts down Virginia-based Advanced Ventures

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s FMCSA has ordered Springfield, VA.-based passenger carrier Advanced Ventures, LLC., to immediately cease all operations.

ABC Companies inks exclusive distribution deal with IBP Industries

ABC Companies has signed an agreement with IBP Industries, Inc. to become the firm’s new distribution partner in North America.