AbiliTrax 26 Center St. Randolph, NY 14701 USA 716-484-7014 Website: www.abilitrax.com Products: AbiliTrax universal, flexible flooring systems, stationary and quick disconnect seating solutions (CAM Lock, CAM2, and StepNLock). Also available are state-of-the-art ShiftNStep dual access lift system and more. All products are FMVSS compliant. Altro 12648 Clark St. Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 USA 800-382-0333…
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By John-Paul Paonessa, Marketing Manager, Freedman Seating Company From flooring to HVAC, cameras to wheelchair lifts, there is no shortage of must-have components to consider when purchasing a bus. Whether propane or electric, shuttle or coach — passenger needs should be heavily considered when it comes to the bus’s interior, perhaps nothing more than seating.…
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Today’s bus is getting more sophisticated all the time. But in a machine comprising of hundreds of complex parts and components certain elements are afforded more consideration than others. Like all complex machines, however, if one part isn’t working properly everything else can fall apart pretty quickly. It’s probably fair to say that flooring isn’t…
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By Victor S. Parra, Contributor Running a private motorcoach company is a capital-intensive business. Balancing the need to upgrade your equipment to meet customer demands against high interest rates while still keeping debt under control, is always a major challenge for our industry. Recently, the Wall Street Journal ran a front-page piece entitled, “Bankruptcies Increase…
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ZF showcased its new AxTrax 2 Low-Floor (LF) electric axle for city buses for the first time publicly in North America at the recent 2023 American Public Transportation Association (APTA) EXPO, in Orlando, FL. The new axle represents ZF’s latest e-Mobility solution to support the commercial vehicle industry’s transformation toward a more sustainable future. The…
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The Routing Company (TRC), a global on-demand transit and paratransit platform, has announced it has received a five-year contract from the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). “TRC was chosen from over a dozen different vendors to provide new state-of-the-art scheduling and dispatch software across the state of Ohio,” according to a press release. “Under the…
Read More >>Avail Technologies, Inc. 1960 Old Gatesburg Rd., Suite 200 State College, PA 16803 USA 814-234-3394 Website: www.availtec.com Products: A fully integrated suite of products, designed to meet the specific needs of transit properties. Avail’s offerings include automatic passenger counters and fare collection products. Brush Industries 301 Reagan St. Sunbury, PA 17801 USA 570-286-5611 Website: www.brushindustries.com…
Read More >>Allison Transmission One Allison Way Indianapolis, IN 46222-3271 USA 317-242-5000 Website: www.allisontransmission.com Products: Allison Transmission is a manufacturer of fully automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles as well as electric hybrid-propulsion systems for city buses. Allison transmissions are used in a variety of applications including refuse, construction, fire, distribution, bus, motorhome, defense, and…
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Blue Bird Corporation, a provider of electric and low-emission school buses, is supplying 13 electric school buses to the Bowling Green Independent School District (BGISD) in Kentucky. The school district serves approximately 4,400 students in eight schools. BGISD launched a pilot program to expand its school bus fleet with zero-emission vehicles to help advance student…
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CATS, the Capital Area Transit System, of Baton Rouge, LA, has welcomed six BYD | RIDE zero-emission buses to its fleet. With the latest delivery, CATS will soon be operating a total of 15 battery electric BYD | RIDE buses, strengthening its commitment to environmentally friendly public transportation. “Dedicated to connecting passengers to what matters…
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