The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of up to $38 million in competitive grant funds through a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for FTA’s Passenger Ferry Grant Program. The Passenger Ferry Grant Program funds capital projects that help eligible project sponsors support existing passenger ferry service, establish new ferry service, and […]

ETA Transit is pleased to announce that its SPOT™ intelligent transit system (ITS) has moved into revenue service at Space Coast Area Transit in Cocoa, FL. The SPOT™ ITS will provide the Space Coast fleet with a suite of powerful transit management capabilities, including the ability to configure routes, head sign codes, onboard announcements, blocks […]

The Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) is pleased to welcome Richard Cowart as Director of Operations and John Jones as Director of Maintenance. Cowart comes to TARTA after serving as General Manager of First Transit in Fort Bend County, Texas. He also oversaw the Bus Safety Department for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris […]

Indiana Automotive Equipment (IAE), a full-line sales and service company for the light and heavy-duty automotive industry, announced today it has fully transitioned leadership from Shane and Amber Tatom to Christopher Susott, a corporate finance executive who will lead strategic and day-to-day operations. Shane and Amber Tatom purchased the Hancock County company from Robert and […]

In a statement released Monday, August 2, President and CEO of The American Public Transportation Association (APTA), Paul P. Skoutelas, expressed the organization’s support of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The statement read as follows: “The American Public Transportation Association (APTA), on behalf of the public transportation industry, commends the U.S. Senate for its […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the award of a cooperative agreement totaling $5 million to the International Transportation Learning Center (ITLC) to support the first Transit Workforce Center (TWC). Based in Silver Spring, Maryland, ITLC will serve as FTA’s first ever national technical assistance center to help transit agencies […]

NFI Group Inc. (NFI), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in mobility solutions, today announced that NFI subsidiaries New Flyer of America Inc. (New Flyer) and Motor Coach Industries (“MCI”) have collectively been named zero-emission bus (ZEB) partners of choice by a total of nine major transit agencies across the United […]