XL Hybrids adds small bus installations
The company addresses a market that stands to gain the most from hybrid-electric propulsion.
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Overcoming battery charging imbalance
By Brad Bisaillon With the emergence of advanced electrical systems in today’s bus designs, reliance on batteries to power them has become increasingly important. These continually evolving electrical subsystems are putting a tremendous strain on the batteries that power them, so effective management of the battery bank’s charge and discharge characteristics are imperative to extending […]
Krystal moves forward under new management
ElDorado National Kansas continues with quality improvements to the brand By David Hubbard Krystal has been on an exciting ride over the last year. It began when ElDorado National Kansas, Inc., Salinas, KS, acquired the brand in October of 2012 and then transitioned to new ownership in July as Thor Industries divested its entire bus […]
DesignLine files for bankruptcy protection
DesignLine, Charlotte, NC, filed for bankruptcy last week after several weeks of furloughs and layoffs, according to the Charlotte Observer.
FMCSA shuts down Florida-based McRea Transportation, Inc.
The FMCSA today announced that McRea Transportation, Inc. one of two unrelated bus companies that had stranded New York City-bound passengers in Virginia following a mechanical breakdown last month, has been declared an imminent hazard.
Volkswagen trainees first in U.S. to receive German apprenticeship certificate
Twelve trainees of the Automation Mechatronics Program at Volkswagen will be the first U.S. students to receive an official graduation certificate by the DIHK and the AHK USA.
Best of BUSRide nominations are now open!
Click here to nominate now! With the Best of BUSRide Awards, BUSRide devotes the December issue to the bus and coach industry’s best and brightest. In this annual presentation, BUSRide bestows badges on the safest, greenest, most efficient and innovative transit agencies, coach operators, and bus and equipment manufacturers in transportation. In the transit, […]