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Proterra And Michelin Collaborate to Develop New Low Rolling Resistance Tire Optimized for Battery-Electric Buses

Purpose-built tire will enable superior electric bus performance, range and energy efficiency Proterra, a leading innovator in heavy-duty electric transportation, recently announced a collaboration with Michelin to develop the MICHELIN® X® InCity Energy Z tire, a new low rolling resistance tire designed and optimized for battery-electric buses in urban environments. The X InCity Energy Z tires […]

Cubic Debuts New Driver Control Unit at CTAA EXPO 2019

Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) business division debuted its NextBus Driver Control Unit (DCU), part of its NextBus Suite, a next-generation platform for multimodal transit authorities and operators at the Community Transportation Association of America’s (CTAA) 33rd Annual EXPO. Held in Palm Springs, California from May 19–23, CTAA’s EXPO is the premier networking event for community and public […]

National Transit Institute is currently seeking an Instructional Course Designer

        Instructional Course Designer Position Details Position Information Recruitment/Posting Title Instructional Course Designer Job Category Staff & Executive – Education and Training Department BSPPP-National Transport Inst Overview The Bloustein School seeks to improve our increasingly urbanized and interconnected world by exploring planning approaches and public policy solutions that are healthier, greener, fairer, […]

RATP Dev USA – Job Opportunities Everywhere Starts Here!

At RATP Dev we provide excellence in transportation services to the public, while adhering to the highest standards of safety and quality customer experience. RATP Dev USA is seeking dedicated professionals to join our growing team that desire to deliver best-in-class transit services to customers and their passengers, leveraging the expertise gained around the world. […]

Trends in bus wash systems

  BUSRide Maintenance explores the latest trends in bus wash systems with industry experts, including spec’ing systems, environmental factors, innovation and hidden costs. How does your wash system work and what makes it unique? Steve Wawro: Westmatic designs and manufactures automatic bus, truck and train wash systems that provide a superior level of cleaning while […]

BusRates serves the industry and saves riders

When the United Motorcoach Association purchased the online bus travel search engine Busrates.com, the intent was to provide a member benefit: a way for members to improve their lead generation and bring in new business. Along the way, Busrates.com brought a second benefit to operators and the traveling public, it provided an online venue to […]

REV Group sets itself apart

  The stated mission of REV Group, headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, is to connect and protect passengers worldwide with dependable, trusted specialty vehicles delivering top-level performance, durability and safety. Per REV Group CEO Tim Sullivan, the company accomplishes its mission by taking full advantage of its diverse portfolio of vehicles. “REV’s strength lies in its […]

ARBOC delivers fleet expansion and faster accessibility for the community of Holland-Zeeland

With a fleet that is 65 percent ARBOC, this Holland-based operator caters to travelers of all mobility needs Originally formed in 2000 as an outgrowth of Holland’s dial-a-ride bus service, Macatawa Area Express (MAX), is a small urban transit system that provides mass transportation in Ottawa County’s Holland-Zeeland metropolitan area. The system operated three simple […]

ELD in Review

How have things changed since the ELD mandate? BUSRide explores the current state of the motorcoach industry’s device adoption, issues and future perspectives with industry experts. Since the Electronic Logging Device (ELD) mandate has taken effect, how do you feel that the motorcoach industry is keeping up, and to what degree has the industry adopted […]

Where does the rubber from tire wear go?

By Christopher W. Ferrone A great episode from Seinfeld has Jerry musing about where the rubber on his BMW tires goes when it rubs off. This is truly an enigma. Like Jerry, it’s good to stop and remind ourselves of all that goes on with a set of tires. As tires wear, the material does in […]