LaHood: Pre-employment screening program a success
There were more than 380,000 pre-employment driver safety record searches made during the first year of a new, secure online program available for commercial carriers.
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AC Transit facing possible fiscal emergency
Dwindling financial resources and rising costs has forced AC Transit’s board of directors to call for a public hearing on May 25 in what could be a precursor to possibly declaring a “financial emergency.”
TRANSPO turns to RNL for sustainable maintenance and operations facility
In 2007, TRANSPO (South Bend Public Transportation Corporation of Indiana (TRANSPO) turned to RNL, Maintenance Design Group, and Forum Architects, Denver, CO, to design and build
2011 APTA conference, bus roadeo set for this weekend
Memphis will be the site Sunday for the American Public Transportation Association’s annual Bus & Paratransit Conference and International Bus Roadeo.
New safety seating available for Thomas Built buses
Westfield, Indiana-based IMMI now has a new brand of SafeGuard XChange seating for Thomas Built school buses.
Ford, Georgia Tech partner on green eco school bus
The Ford Motor Company and the Georgia Tech have partnered to create the nation’s first conversion of a traditional school bus to a hydraulic hybrid vehicle that runs on biofuel.
The answer is in the box
The new Crisis Management In A Box toolkit has the right tool at the right time to empower operators with the strategies they need.
Ohio teens suspended after school bus ‘gas’ attack
Two 13-year-old Ohio teens lost their school bus privileges for a day after Canal Winchester Middle School officials cited the youths for “obscene gestures” after both passed gas on the bus.
MCI tops NBT report rankings for first quarter
The MCI J4500 and MCI Commuter coach (D4500) captured the top and number-two sales spots in the National Bus Trader’s recently released first-quarter 2011 trend report.
Brookings Report: Jobs out of reach of mass transit
A new Brookings Institution study reveals just 30 percent of jobs are reachable using public transit, but nearly 70 percent of Americans live close to public transit.