International Trailways changes company name
International Trailways, Birmingham, AL, changed its company name to Vectour Group, LLC, effective Dec. 31, 2011.
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LA mayor looks to China for possible transit funding
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is meeting with Chinese government officials who could possibly fund his ambitious transit plan to construct a dozen mass transit projects in the next decade.
Melaniphy addresses need for 2012 transit funding
American Public Transportation Association President and CEO Michael Melaniphy says it is crucial that the U.S. invest in its overall transportation infrastructure.
Chicago’s MPC sets BRT agenda
Chicago’s Metropolitan Planning Council has released its 2012 policy agenda concerning bus rapid transit and green infrastructure incentives.
MIT to lead New England consortium on transportation safety
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, announced its Engineering Systems Division Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL) will lead the U.S. Department of Transportation Research & Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) University Transportation Center for the New England Region.
TWU workers ratify 5-year Veolia contract
Members of Transport Workers Union Local 252 in Nassau County, Long Island overwhelmingly ratified a five-year contract with Veolia Transportation for the nation’s largest contracted transit system.
APTA: Commuters can save $816 a month with public transit
According to the American Public Transportation Association’s January Transit Savings Report, people who utilize public transportation instead of driving can save, on average, $816 a month.
BusWorld Kortrijk breaks all records
Every second year for one week in October, the small city of Kortrijk in the west of Belgium becomes the global hub of the bus and coach industry.
Fires on the bus are a global concern
Statistics from the insurance sector show stricter requirements to install fire extinguishing systems in engine compartments can significantly reduce the number of total loss cases of fires in buses.