Swiftly, the leading big data platform for public transportation, and Transit, the app used by millions to get around cities without using their own car, today announced a partnership to get high-quality real-time data in the hands of riders and transit agencies. Through this strategic partnership, Transit and Swiftly will provide riders with a better experience and agencies with […]
Brown Coach, located in Amsterdam, New York, has been a Prevost customer since 1997 and currently runs a total of 50 coaches for Brown Coach and its sister company Upstate Transit, Saratoga Springs, New York. Brown Coach most recently took delivery of two new 2020 H3-45s — one for each operation. Located just 30 miles […]
Cubic Corporation recently announced its Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) business division’s newly updated NextBus platform is now available to all customers with enhanced features. Cubic’s NextBus is a cloud-based solution, delivered as-a-service, that provides real-time passenger information systems to more than 100 transit agencies, organizations, institutions and airports. The upgraded version of the NextBus platform features improved […]
Western Canadian hockey team, the Prince George Cougars, located in Prince George, British Columbia, have partnered with Pacific Western Group of Companies (PWT) to acquire a 2020 Prevost H3-45. The Cougars 10-year relationship with PWT made the decision to acquire the Prevost coach, which will transport the Prince George Cougars hockey team, an easy one. […]
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) has delivered six new MCI J4500 coaches to longtime customer Anchor Transportation. Based in the upcoming 2020 UMA Motorcoach Expo hometown of Nashville (January 19-23), Anchor recently inaugurated the J4500 model into its fleet, adding a total of 13 amenity-filled J4500s over the past two years, increasing its fleet size and […]
Trailways of New York announced recently that Vice President & General Manager of the New York Trailways brand Jack Barker is retiring from the company in the coming weeks. “Jack Barker has served this company with pride and dedication for more than 25 years since he was named Vice President in 1994,” Trailways of New […]
Betterez, a Toronto-based travel technology start-up re-inventing ticketing and reservations in the bus and coach industry, today announces the appointment of Chris Boult, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer of CEC Entertainment, to its Advisory Board. “I am excited to be joining the Betterez Advisory Board as I truly believe the company’s reservations platform […]
Build Your Dreams (BYD) will promote zero emission technology at the Fresno Regional Transportation Innovations Summit, serving as a sponsor and displaying its K9S battery-electric bus at the event. The event showcases the latest in advanced, clean transportation technology and brings together businesses and individuals that have invested in new technologies. “As the leader in […]
Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a U.S. subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., today announced a five-year contract for up to 50 MCI D45 CRT LE and D45 CRT Commuter Rapid Transit coaches from Valley Metro. The contract begins with an initial order for four (4) MCI D45 CRT LE coaches, scheduled for delivery in summer 2020. […]
New Flyer of America Inc. today announced it successfully met and supported the launch of the San Francisco Green Zone requirement, using New Flyer Connect® to execute GPS-triggered (geofencing) functionality with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and BAE Systems PLC. Green Zones support San Francisco’s approach to greenhouse gas reduction, taking advantage of […]