The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $5 million in Fiscal Year 2020 competitive grant funding to support transit services for American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages in rural areas. A Notice of Funding Opportunity appears in the Federal Register. The application period will close at 11:59 p.m., Monday, August 24, 2020. FTA’s Tribal Transit Program is authorized by […]

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of $1.25 million to demonstrate and evaluate innovative technologies and designs to improve the state of good repair for transit agencies. The competitive grant funds, which are provided through FTA’s Public Transportation Innovation Program, support advanced cutting-edge technologies that provide real-time condition assessment to detect, monitor […]

BYD (Build Your Dreams) is sharing a new video telling the incredible story of how an electric vehicle manufacturer created the world’s largest PPE face-mask plant. The plant, created earlier this year, is now running at full capacity and is able to produce 50 million masks per day. This allows BYD to help alleviate severe […]

Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems announces the launch of their online digital Trailer Suspension Parts Catalog. The new digital Hendrickson Trailer Parts Catalog with interactive navigation can be browsed online at https://www.maaxuptime.com. The digital parts catalog is instantly accessible through any mobile or desktop device and does not require additional downloads or apps. “The new digital […]

In December 2019, the U.S. Congress passed and the President signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. While BYD remains strongly opposed to the provisions enacted into the law, we are happy to announce that new guidelines released by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) allow public transit systems to continue […]