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NJ, Feds developing grid for stronger power infrastructure 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
The state of New Jersey is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy to design NJ TransitGrid — a first-of-its-kind electrical microgrid capable of supplying highly reliable power during storms...
New Flyer taps BAE propulsion for Calif. artics 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
New Flyer Industries selected BAE Systems’ HybriDrive propulsion system to power a fleet of new 60-foot, low-floor rapid transit buses for the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) in San ...
Wash.-based transit testing 'MiFi' on buses 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — Riders of two Clallam Transit commuter buses have the opportunity to use a free mobile Internet connection until early September, the Peninsula Daily News reported. A Verizon Wi...
TriMet adds $2.1M in bus service upgrades 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
When Portland, Ore.-based TriMet’s fall schedule goes into effect on September 1, bus riders will see $2.1 million in minor changes and a new bus line. The agency made adjustments to the schedules, r...
Lancer named to Top 50 companies list 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
Lancer Insurance Co. was named to Ward’s Top 50 performing companies in the U.S. property casualty insurance industry for the third consecutive year. The award for the 2012 calendar year’s performanc...
See why "Ralph Kramden" is going to BusCon 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
The final 2013 BusCon video with "Ralph Kramden" has been released. You can view the latest release, here, and the whole series, here. We hope all of you enjoyed the series. Please let the staff kno....
BART awarded transit security funds for Transbay Tube 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
The Bay Area Rapid Transit District received $12.8 million in transit security grant funds from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enhance security and help protect the Transbay Tube, one of...
First Transit extended in Conn. 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
First Transit was recently retained by the Centerbrook, Conn.-based Estuary Transit District to continue operating and managing its fixed-route, deviated fixed-route and Dial-A-Ride services. The con...
Electric driverless shuttle to service Singapore campus 27 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
Singapore’s first electric driverless shuttle transportation system will soon see passengers shuttling between the campuses of a local university and business park. In a partnership between Nanyang T...
FMCSA launches 2-week strike force 26 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) began a two-week strike force of passenger bus safety inspections across the country, part of the agency’s Motorcoach Safety Initiative to remov...
