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Metro Nashville's fuel-hedging program saves $6.5 million

A fuel-hedging program implemented by Nashville Mayor Karl Dean in 2009 to offset rising gas prices has saved Metro Nashville and agency partners nearly $6.5 million in fuel purchases.

A company rebrands to do more

BUSRide Motorcoach Industry Achievement Award winner J. Alan Thrasher and Reggie Haslam lead the Vectour Group in group coach moves.

Four reasons to employ RTLS

It is difficult in today’s technology-driven society to imagine large transit operators relying on pen and paper to manually track the location of the buses in their fleet.

Battery maintenance for transit buses

As more advanced electrical applications are designed into today’s mass transit buses, there is increased use in battery technology to power these new electrical systems.

NB4L enters service

NB4L is text-speak for the New Bus for London that Mayor Johnson promised when he took office in 2008.

Understand safety management and liability relationships

A citation handed out to a driver judged to have violated a documented law holds him accountable for his actions. Liability deals more with perceived contribution to an occurrence as opposed to violating a law.

Claim severity in public transit trends upward

The Aon Risk Solutions 2011 Public Transit Liability Benchmark Analysis provides public transit risk managers with a better understanding of the liability cost of risk.

Fuel costs spike early with no simple solution

With bus and coach operators anticipating diesel fuel to be at an all-time high by summer, I had to wonder what everyone is doing to be ready for it.

Prevost Liaison 2.0 delivers connectivity

The road ahead for Prevost includes new models for niche markets.

Reliability Driven MCI sets course for business excellence

MCI unveils Coach Critical Parts program and still going green.