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 […]
Rel-Tek is a Pennsylvania firm specializing in the development and application of high performance, industrial hazardous gas detection systems. Some of Rel-Tek’s unique technologies and features include: 1) Longer life sensors with demonstrated 8-10 year average life, eclipsing that of competitors’ sensors 2) Immunity from ethane interference — all too familiar with competitor’s frequent false […]
Granite Industries is a manufacturing company located in Archbold, Ohio that specializes in scaffold, staging and seating. Granite has built its reputation by manufacturing quality products that improve safety and productivity. The Granite Bus Scaffold System provides secure and stable work platforms for bus maintenance. The bus scaffold work platforms are designed to provide a […]
BayNets sliding net systems add an enhanced level of safety to any vehicle service facility by protecting personnel from injury caused by accidental tripping, slipping or walking into an open pit. The BayNets safety system was developed to fill the need for fall protection and not as a replacement to safety training – the first […]
The Fall Protection Systems Safety Gate is a fall protection solution for the mass transit industry where workers inside buses or railcars need protection from falling outside the car. Unguarded edges over 4 feet are an OSHA violation and safety concern. These gates are lightweight, portable and easy to install in minutes to protect workers. […]
Complete Coach Works (CCW) has begun bus deliveries of rehabilitated articulated buses to Foothill Transit in Los Angeles County. The contract, which includes repowering and repainting 30 artic buses, is expected to be completed this winter. “The 60-foot-long buses are being repowered with cleaner burning engines that will be fuel efficient and require less maintenance,” […]