Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a U.S. subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., has delivered three new 2019 J3500 coaches to Omaha-based Arrow Stage Lines, one of the leading charter and tour operators in the United States. Arrow Stage Lines was among the first to place an order for the 35-foot model, paired with the bestselling J4500 […]
Van Hool, independent manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, surprises the coach industry with a new variant of the EX-series. The new EX11 is with 10.70 metre the shortest one in the EX family. The first one is already delivered to one of Van Hools oldest customers, Marcel Cars from the Belgium town Dessel, […]
Heavy-duty vehicle lift leader Stertil-Koni USA, recently announced that Paul Marks, the company’s operations manager, has retired after 21 years of outstanding performance. Marks is succeeded by Doug Frakes, who joined Stertil-Koni following 10 years of top experience with FedEx Ground. During Marks’s tenure at Stertil-Koni, he played a significant role in helping the company […]
New Flyer of America Inc., a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., one of the world’s largest independent global bus manufacturers, recently announced that the city of Detroit and Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) have awarded New Flyer with a new order for 25 forty-foot and five sixty-foot clean diesel Xcelsior® heavy-duty transit buses (35 equivalent […]
Global fintech company introduces new cashless payment product line for account-based ticketing Nayax, a leading fintech global company providing payment solutions and services to unattended retail and self-service businesses, is bringing its expertise to the public transportation sector. This exciting move leverages Nayax’s extensive experience in global cashless payments and provides an innovative solution to […]
The Foothill Transit Executive Board unanimously voted to renew its contract with Transdev for Transit Store Operations and Bus Stop Maintenance Services for four more years with additional option years. This project was competitively bid. The Executive Board also unanimously voted to exercise its option to extend Transdev’s contract for four additional years to continue […]
The share transfer of TEMSA, a leading global bus and coach manufacturer, has been finalized. TEMSA, which quickly captured nearly 10 percent share in the motorcoach industry in US market, will continue on its path while raising its export targets. With the share transfer agreement formally finalized between Sabancı Holding and Swiss-based True Value Capital […]
In a move that will improve service performance and accountability for paratransit riders, King County Metro has signed a contract with MV Transportation to provide Access services to customers for the next five years. The contract incorporates feedback from customers, caregivers, stakeholders & community organizations to ensure that Access has a stronger focus on performance, […]
Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a U.S. subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., recently announced that the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA), which manages the Xpress mobility and public transportation operations throughout the 12 counties surrounding metropolitan Atlanta, has ordered 77 new MCI D4500 and 15 all-accessible MCI D45 CRT LE Commuter Coaches. Last September, those […]
Spartan Specialty Chassis and Vehicles, a business unit of Spartan Motors, Inc., recently announced it has entered into an exclusive U.S.-based assembly agreement with Grande West Transportation Group Inc., a Canadian bus manufacturer that designs, engineers and manufactures purpose-built mid-size buses for transit authorities and commercial enterprises. Under terms of the contract, Spartan will manufacture Grande West’s Vicinity […]