The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) elected its 2019-2020 Executive Committee Oct. 12 during its TRANSform Conference in New York. The new APTA Chair is Nuria I. Fernandez, who is general manager and chief executive officer of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, San Jose, CA. “It is an honor to take the reins of […]
Flyer of America Inc., a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, today announced the expansion of its partnership with the Transportation Diversity Council (TDC) on workforce development programming in Anniston, Alabama. With a focus on adding to New Flyer’s industry-leading initiatives to support workforce development, enhancement of […]
First Transit, the leader in employee shuttle and transportation mobility solutions, announces that United Airlines has renewed its contract to operate and provide shuttles for all employees at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). First Transit will continue to provide maintenance, operations, and staffing for 22 buses, carrying nearly two million United Airlines employees annually at […]
Enhance passenger safety and reduce risk with the March Networks® RideSafe GT Series Hybrid Network Video Recorder (NVR). This powerful video surveillance recording platform delivers ‘transit-tough’ reliability for bus environments. Proven to withstand severe shock, vibration, dust and moisture to J1455 and IP65 standards, the ruggedized recording platform provides a host of data protection features […]
Test rides, advanced driver assistance systems innovation and service and support developments along with a sustainability update at first-ever West Coast Reliability Symposium at MCI Sales and Service Center in Hayward, CA Motor Coach Industries (MCI), a U.S. subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., one of the world’s largest independent global bus manufacturers, offered a sneak […]
Complete Coach Works (CCW) announced today that it recently completed a UL Field Evaluation for its industrial control panels that supply power to charge electric vehicles. Complete Coach Works dedicated countless hours to develop and manufacture a control panel for high-power charging technology that adheres to the highest safety requirements. “UL tests to the most […]
Air Bear Travel has been the “People’s Choice” for business and domestic coach transportation throughout the greater Cheboygan, MI area since 1984. In 1995, Paul and Shelli France acquired the company, where Shelli had worked for the previous 10 years. The couple has since grown their enterprise from a fledgling one-room office into a full-service […]
New Flyer of America Inc., a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, today announced that the Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority (RPTA or Valley Metro) has exercised options for 27 additional Xcelsior® forty-foot, compressed natural gas (CNG) heavy-duty transit buses. The original joint contract with the […]
Premier Alaska Tours, a receptive base transportation enterprise located in Anchorage, Alaska, works business-to-business with cruise lines and tour operators to design and manage travel programs and ground transportation throughout Alaska—all of which carry the brands of its commercial customers. The company owns and operates 104 Prevost H3-45s exclusively. Its most recent acquisition of four […]
As Prevost continues to expand and enhance its pre-owned coach division, the company has called on Roy Furo, National Sales manager for the Volvo 9700, to also handle pre-owned coach sales in the northeast region. Roy joined the Prevost team in 2017 and boasts 16 years of industry sales experience. “In addition to helping grow […]