Stagecoach Group founder knighted
Brian Souter, founder of England’s Stagecoach Group, was awarded a knighthood last week in the Queen’s Birthday Honors List.
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$175M available for FTA ‘Livability’ grants
Up to $175 million in Federal Transit Administration livability grants to will aid urban, suburban and rural communities create transit options to connect people to where they live and work.
ATU: Driver fatigue top cause of bus accidents
An Amalgamated Transit Union report shows driver fatigue is the single largest cause of fatal bus crashes.
Lawsuits claim St. Louis bus stops unsafe
A number of families in the St. Louis area are suing the Missouri Department of Transportation, St. Louis County and Bi-State Development, claiming area bus stops are unsafe.
Maryland State Police stop four Sky Express buses
Acting on a tip from a motorist on June 10, Maryland State Police stopped four Sky Express buses on the Capital Beltway.
Ferro: FMCSA closing unsafe carriers
In a statement to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Monday, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Anne S. Ferro said the agency was shutting down unsafe carriers
Politicians discuss bus safety
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee leaders met on Monday to discuss bus safety and the job the U.S. Department of Transportation is doing in keeping the roadways safer by cracking down on rogue bus companies and their drivers.
TN man arrested for pot on Greyhound
Little Rock, Ark. police on Monday arrested a Tennessee man after K-9s sniffed out two pounds of marijuana stowed away in a suitcase aboard a Greyhound bus.
Proterra rebounds with $30M venture capital
On Monday, Golden, CO-based Proterra Inc. received $30 million from an investment group. The new influx of money comes just months after Proterra investor Francisco Illarramendi pled guilty in March to multiple fraud counts and other charges.
Huffmon to head IC Bus entities
Navistar had tapped Dennis Huffmon to be vice president and general manager of IC Bus U.S. and Canada, and will now direct the company’s school bus and commercial bus business for North America.