Schumer pushes for transit tax break extension
New York Senator Charles Schumer is calling for the current federal mass transit tax break to be either renewed or made part of the permanent tax code.
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Niagara Falls Transit green lights Nova Bus order
Niagara Falls Transit has finalized an $18 million order with Nova Bus for a mix of clean-diesel 40-foot Nova LFS and 62-foot articulated LFX buses.
Greyhound customers bark at $18 gift ticket surcharge
Some Greyhound customers are unhappy about the company charging an $18 gift ticket order surcharge as an anti-fraud measure. The surcharge is added to the ticket price for web and phone purchases when an individual purchases a ticket for someone other than the credit card holder.
Spit justice: MBTA now swabbing for DNA samples
Transit police for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority will now begin swabbing and testing suspects who spit in the face of transit bus drivers and other MBTA employees.
The Choice Bus encourages students to stay in school
The non-profit Mattie C. Stewart Foundation in Starkville, MS created the unique prison/classroom Choice Bus in 2008 to help keep students on the road to a good education.
The virtual experience is painless and productive
FAAC driver simulators improve performance and lower incident rates by David Hubbard FAAC entered the transit industry the day MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) recruited the company to adapt its simulator training concepts to train urban bus operators. The high degree of interactivity of the computer-generated imagery (CGI) intrigued the Department of Buses Safety […]
Let it snow, let it snow
While warm weather lovers may see snow is an unnecessary freezing of water, to motorcoach t operators who book winter ski tours it represents an avalanche of positive income.
The 2011 BUSRide Safe Driver Hall of Fame presented by 5Star Crump
5Star Crump and BUSRide welcome and congratulate these newest inductees into the 2011 BUSRide Safe Driver Hall of Fame.
NCAA, GO Ground partner for championship travel
A new multi-year deal brings together the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Chicago-based GO Ground to enhance ground transportation travel for various teams competing in all 46 NCAA team championships.
NTSB study points a finger, stirs debate
The hottest industry news this week is the release of the findings of a six-month report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) regarding curbside motorcoach safety.