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FROM THE EDITOR – Survey says: Grow [up] America; Part Deux
David HubbardExecutive EditorBUSRide Magazine With the coach and travel industries in the thick of the summer rush, travel and tourism leaders are expressing their concern over the growing strain on...
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Prevost Prep answers the call
Prevost generously partners with UMA and Hire Heroes USA to recruit and train coach drivers By David Hubbard Prevost, St. Claire, QB, Canada, has made a generous commitment to help fulfill the need for...
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COTA plans for future
By Curtis Stitt Curtis StittPresident/CEOCentral Ohio Transit Authority Columbus is the largest city in Ohio and the 15th-fastest-growing city in the country. It is the only Midwestern city that...
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Bridj lives and breathes direct service
Boston-area commuters get a taste of a new way to get across town By David Hubbard ————————————————————————————————————————————— YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: FMCSA announces enhancements to SMS website COTA...
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Silver State Mainline now connects rural Nevada
A new private-public partnership extends intercity fixed route service By David Hubbard Silver State Trailways, Orange, CA, a Trailways Transportation System member, launched its Silver State Mainline...
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The Temsa TS 45 hits the road
CH Bus Sales reviews its well-laid rollout and plan for the future By David Hubbard Planning and development of the Temsa TS 45, built in Turkey by Temsa Global expressly for the North American market,...
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VCTC equips, empowers and keeps Ventura County on the move
By Darren Kettle Executive Director Ventura County Transportation Commission Darren Kettle The Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) celebrated 25 years in July as regional transportation...
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FROM THE EDITOR: HTF is safe for now as the industry goads Congress
David HubbardExecutive EditorBUSRide Magazine Upon congressional passage in early August of legislation to extend $10.8 billion funding for the Highway Trust Fund through May 2015, trade associations...
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Red Arrow Motorcoach diversifies service
The 35 year-old luxury coach service adds Sprinters and ebus to get everyone Safely Home By David Hubbard Thirty-five years ago the late Robert B. Colborne, founder of Pacific Western Transportation...
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Stagecoach chief talks megabus.com
Martin Griffiths explains how and why the system has succeeded in the U.S. By Doug Jack Although Sir Brian Souter had the inspiration for the megabus.com coach operations, nowadays he is chairman of...
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San Diego public transit comes of age
By Paul JablonskiCEOSan Diego MetropolitanTransit System Necessity has definitely made all of us inventive in the transit industry. After emerging from a long period of adversity – a major recession,...
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BYD expands and moves forward
As AVTA’s new bus outperforms expectations, BYD turns its attention to disadvantaged businesses BYD Motors, Lancaster, CA, one of China’s largest companies, is making waves in California – both with...
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ABA names its Top 100 list
The list for 2015 showcases the favorites and hidden gems Each year tens of millions of tourists traveling as groups on motorcoach tours visit thousands of destinations and attend countless events...
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TransIT: Key performance indicators – what to measure and why
By Mary Sue O’Melia The challenge for transit agencies is to determine key performance indicators (KPI) that help measure mission achievement. The second challenge is to establish a process involving...
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Bridj lives and breathes direct service
Boston-area commuters get a taste of a new way to get across town By David Hubbard ————————————————————————————————————————————— YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: FMCSA announces enhancements to SMS website COTA...
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TAPS grows paratransit in Texas
As a father of two, I often get the question, “Dad when am I going to be big enough to do…” whatever they are watching on the Disney channel the time. I have wondered much the same for us when I...
View ArticleTransIT: When is a passenger a passenger? – It depends
By Mary Sue O’Melia and David Brandauer Why is it so difficult to get an accurate number of passengers in a given transit system? Have you ever sought the total number of passengers and received more...
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Motor Transport marks a century of service
Flexibility and innovation keep the company moving forward By David Hubbard Launched in 1914 to run a mail route with two trucks and seven cars, and eventually transporting coal miners to their shifts...
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Van Hool doubles down
The company and its North American partner, ABC Companies, reinforce their commitment to American operators One of the largest manufacturers of buses, touring coaches and industrial vehicles worldwide,...
View ArticleLights, camera, action!
The Motorcoach Marketing Council offers tips on photography to help operators capture more bookings When it comes to running a motorcoach company, photography hardly registers in the minds of...
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