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MPTA names university Transit System of the Year

The Minnesota Public Transit Association (MPTA) has named the University of Minnesota’s Parking and Transportation Services as the Transit System of the Year.

MCI to unveil modernized Greyhound at BusCon

Attendees at this week’s BusCon show in Chicago will get an up-close viewing of Greyhound’s new MCI-model D4505.

Tornado Bus Company fined for ADA violations

Dallas, TX-based Tornado Bus Company Inc. has been fined $55,000 by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for violating passenger carrier accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Mountain Line Transit honors Stump, Pancoast

Morgantown, WV-based Mountain Line Transit Authority has named Dave Stump and John Pancoast as its co-Drivers of the Month for August.

APTA urges lawmakers to increase transit investment

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is urging Congress today to pass a new, six-year transportation bill that will expand public transit nationwide.

Garcia Crews named SORTA CEO

On November 1, Terry Garcia Crews will take over as the new CEO and general manager of Cincinnati-based Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority.

Tauck Tours wins Innovative Prize honor

Norwalk, CT-based Tauck Tours has received the 2010 Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnerships Innovative Prize.

LaHood: Distracted driving remains ‘a deadly epidemic’

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, last year 5,474 people were killed on U.S. roadways in distracted driving-related accidents.

Pinnellas Suncoast Transit Authority rolls out 14 Gillig hybrid buses

The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, St. Petersburg, FL, rolls out 14 state-of-the-art, diesel-electric hybrid buses that begin service today.

KPS Capital completes controlling investment in MCI International

KPS Capital Partners, LP (KPS), New York, NY, completed a controlling investment through an affiliate, in MCII Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Motor Coach Industries International, Inc.