Complete Coach Works, Transit Sales International, Shuttle Bus Leasing and ZEPS offer a “one-stop shop” for operators to enhance their vehicles and operations By Richard Tackett “The beginning of Complete Coach Works was all about seizing opportunities,” says Dale Carson, now president of Complete Coach Works (CCW). After his father Dave sold his business to […]
Back in 2012, the Réseau de transport de la Capitale (RTC), Transit authority for the Capital city of Quebec, started the installation of their brand new Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and Computer Aided Dispatch / Automatic Vehicle Location (CAD/AVL), named Nomade temps réel. Since the end of the deployment until today, the Planning Department of […]
LILEE Systems provides mobile connectivity solutions for the busing industry to enable robust passenger Wi-Fi for riders and simplify the onboard network design through consolidation. With their Smart Transportation platform, LILEE is helping the industry improve the operational efficiency and lower the total cost of ownership of technology onboard by: Reducing multiple point systems to […]
St. Cloud Metropolitan Transit Commission is accepting bids for the sale of: One (1) 2003 35’ Gillig Low Floor Bus One (1) 1997 40’ MCI Commuter Coach Bus Bids are due by Monday, April 30th, 2018 5:00 PM CST. Bids will be awarded to the highest bid per vehicle. Bids can be accepted by individual […]
MV Transportation, Inc., a leader in passenger transportation services, today announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide paratransit services by the Baton Rouge Capital Area Transit System (CATS) beginning Sunday, May 6, 2018. Under terms of the five-year contract, MV will provide safe and reliable ADA-compliant paratransit transportation for the city of […]
Connecthings, an urban tech company, launched a pilot program to deliver real time Capital Metro bus schedule and service alert information to riders who are blind or visually impaired. The program, which began March 12 and is running for 60 days at 16 Capital Metro bus stops across downtown Austin, was developed in partnership with […]
Bailey Trailways of York, PA, was awarded the Above and Beyond Award 2017 from the Hershey Harrisburg PA Visitors Bureau on Thursday, April 12, 2018. Bailey Trailways was recognized for its efforts in collecting and delivering almost 1 million pounds of hurricane relief supplies to Texas and Florida this past September and October. They […]
TriMet, INIT and moovel offer innovative fare payments in Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan Area Just months after the successful launch of TriMet’s open payment Hop FastpassTM system by INIT, another milestone is being celebrated. The first regional account-based virtual transit fare card has reached full launch status and can now be used by riders in the Portland-Vancouver […]
Van Hool invests more than $47 million dollars in a second foreign production site after Skopje, Macedonia. The “Buy America Act” obliges Van Hool to build a factory in America for the local bus market with growth potential. The factory in Morristown will be operational during the first quarter of 2020 with 600 employees […]
Help people succeed and feel fulfilled in their jobs. Written by Jim McCann, David Spader and Dr. Michael O’Connor Spader Business Management How important is it to the ongoing stability and growth of your business that you retain key employees? Not Important Somewhat Important Very Important If you answered “A,” it is likely you don’t […]