Trailways operator killed in Alabama car crash
Frank Montgomery the Third, owner of Capital/Colonial and Southern Trailways (Southeast Region) was killed in an auto accident today in Montgomery, AL.
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Reason Foundation: highway conditions best in 17 years
The Reason Foundation’s 19th Annual Highway Report reveals highway pavement conditions nationally are at their best since 1993, while rural roads are at their smoothest now.
Technology alone can’t get it done
None of the good-to-great companies began their transformations with pioneering technology, yet they all became pioneers in its application once they grasped how it fit into the operation.
NTA and Edelman coach tourism pros through oil spill disaster
The National Tour Association (NTA) and Edelman, an independent public relations firm, recently offered free counsel on crisis management and media relations to more than 100 tourism professionals in Biloxi, MS, and Houma, LA, and others impacted by the oil spill on the Gulf Coast.
Blue Bird unveils Micro Bird by Girardin
Manufactured for school, childcare, church, tour, and shuttle markets, the propane-powered Micro Bird® by Girardin marks the newest offering from the Blue Bird Corporation’s line-up of alternative-fuel vehicles. Blue Bird says the Micro Bird is an extension of its commitment to affordable green solutions.
Everyone gets a low floor
ARBOC Mobility, Middlebury, IN, worked eight years to perfect its concept of the low-floor paratransit bus it calls the Spirit of Mobility, conceived to provide easy and equal access for all passengers. This year ARBOC Mobility is bringing the exclusive features of the Spirit of Mobility to operators in private markets with its introduction of the Spirit LP.
ABA connects with Tours.com to expand travel
The American Bus Association (ABA), Washington D.C. announced a new partnership with Tours.com to offer expanded access and increased consumer exposure for ABA operator members looking to reach other travel providers, consumers and the traveling public that are searching for travel options online.
Pelivan Transit serves Native Americans in northeast OK
A new American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) grant is providing subsidy for Native Americans residing in northeast Oklahoma. According to the Seneca News-Dispatch, Seneca, MO, as of this summer residents began receiving reduced fares to ride Pelivan Transit and even for free transportation in some travel zones.
Collins Type-A propane-powered NexBus is in production
The new propane-powered Type A bus from Collins Bus Corp, South Hutchinson, KS, recently completed the certification process and has gone into full production.
Santa Rosa Paratransit honored for refocused and upgraded system
It certainly was an honor to be recognized as the 2010 Outstanding Paratransit Program by the California Association of Coordinated Transportation (CalACT) this past April in San Francisco. Like so many success stories, the lessons we learned along the way, coupled with the hard work and focused determination of so many people, made winning this award a sweet victory for all of us.