As my time as chair of the Bus Industry Safety Council (BISC) winds down, I am grateful for this opportunity to contribute the BISC Report. Some incredible individuals make up the bus and motorcoach industry, many who I’ve been proud to meet and hopefully serve in some small way. Special thanks go out to the […]
By Tim O’Bryan The continuing series with Tim O’Bryan, president of Service Insurance Agency, Richmond, VA, now centers on the legal responsibilities of garage-keepers. We discussed what operators need to know, expanded liabilities and the ins and outs of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspections. Please describe the garage-keepers’ liability component in a typical […]
After installing Fleetmatics REVEAL™, ECS Transportation reports it has seen reduced costs, smarter routing and an improved corporate culture By Richard Tackett In the most recent installment of this three-part series, Connecticut-based ECS Transportation installed Fleetmatics REVEAL™, the flagship product of its new partner Fleetmatics. Fleetmatics worked weekends and off-business hours while installing its solutions, […]
DART lights up its message Working with longtime partner Luminator, the Dallas agency is using passenger information to connect with its community By Richard Tackett In 2011, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) was in the midst of rolling out new vehicles and developing a new fleet with the expressed intent of providing a fresh feel […]
Complete Coach Works (CCW) is proud to announce it is starting another project with Gardena Municipal Bus Lines (GTrans). The project consists of the electrification of four buses of GTrans’ fleet. The buses will be rehabilitated and converted from gasoline hybrid to all-electric battery-powered engines using CCW’s industry-leading Zero Emission Propulsion System (ZEPS) technology. This […]
Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification (WAVE) announces its state-of-the-art Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) technology is now providing in-route charging for electric-powered buses at the Bay Area’s Walnut Creek BART station, along with Gillig, a new OEM partner, and Contra Costa County Transit Agency. The WAVE system uses a charging pad that lies flush with the pavement, […]
Agency: Downtown Fort Lauderdale Transportation Management Association (DFLTMA) Customer Since: 2013 Fleet Size: 14 trolleys Service Profile: Local Fixed Route – “Sun Trolley Wave N’ Ride system ” Market: City/Municipal Situation: The Trolley is administered by the Downtown Fort Lauderdale Transportation Management Association (DFLTMA), which is a 501(C) 3 non-profit organization that has been serving […]
Agency: City of Miami Beach Customer Since: 2014 Fleet Size: 22 Trolleys Service Profile: Local Fixed Route Market: City/Municipal Situation: Art Basel is an annual week long event in Miami, Florida that exhibits over 267 of theworld’s leading Modern and contemporary art galleries displaying premier paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations, prints, photography, film, video and digital […]
M&W Café Opens Inside Mill Town Music Hall Bremen’s newest private event facility is perfect for tours and bus groups BREMEN, Ga. (October, 2016) – Mill Town Music Hall is pleased to announce the recent opening of its new restaurant, M&W Café. Currently, the restaurant is operating solely as a private event […]
Operating a big city public transit system is a management challenge of staggering proportions. With the large and complex systems necessary to run it, it has generally been a challenge to collect and distribute the necessary data to make effective real-time decisions. That’s changing rapidly with the latest generations of advanced computer-aided dispatch and automatic […]