Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, Legal/Legislative, Management, Operations, Paratransit, Technology, Zero Emissions

TriMet’s Ed Bennett and Votran’s Rick Kazawitch took home this year’s Maintenance Director of the Year Awards at BusCon 2019 in Indianapolis.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007158/maintenance-directors-tap-training-data-to-drive-success

Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, Legal/Legislative, Management, Rail, Zero Emissions

GM James Blue discusses issues agencies face when trying to serve ridership with "quality" services. 

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007208/the-benefits-and-pitfalls-of-serving-multiple-missions

Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, Legal/Legislative, Management, Sustainability, Technology, Zero Emissions

METRO Publisher James Blue discusses some of the issues smaller agencies face when looking at switching to an all zero-emission fleet.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007213/zero-emission-vehicles-pose-complex-challenges-to-smaller-fleets

Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, Legal/Legislative, Management, Paratransit, Technology, Zero Emissions

On average, propane autogas costs as much as 50% less per gallon than gasoline and diesel.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007227/how-propane-is-becoming-an-alternative-fuel

Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, Legal/Legislative, Management, Motorcoach, New Mobility, Paratransit, Security and Safety, Zero Emissions

The company is focused on staying ahead of demographic changes with various advances, such as streamlining production and zero-emission technology.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007261/mci-accelerates-innovation-to-meet-changing-market

Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, Legal/Legislative, Management, Sustainability, Technology, Zero Emissions

A growing number of agencies are purchasing zero-emission buses, primarily involving batteries as the energy storage of choice. As with any procurement...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007316/publishers-perspective-more-agencies-commit-to-zero-emission-buses

Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, New Mobility, Paratransit, Rail, Security and Safety, Sustainability, Technology, Vehicle Research, Zero Emissions

Improvements in communication and information technologies are especially valuable to public transportation agencies, which are frequently charged with...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007352/smart-cities-critical-opportunities-for-transit-agencies

Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, Management, Motorcoach, Paratransit, Rail, Sustainability, Technology, Vehicle Research, Zero Emissions

Held for the first time in Indianapolis, this year’s event featured several electric and new propane autogas vehicle debuts, while in the classroom,...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007582/alternative-propulsion-safety-big-focus-at-buscon-2014

Categories: Bus, Electric Vehicles, Management, Sustainability, Technology, Vehicle Research, Zero Emissions

Following the acquisition of Orion Parts and North American Bus Industries as well as the introduction of the new MiDi™ bus, the company’s president/CEO...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10007696/new-flyers-soubry-embraces-companys-bold-future

Categories: Electric Vehicles, Hybrids

The 2025 CAFE rules will have a dramatic impact on the types of future vehicles in fleet operations. Currently, no OEM can meet the 2025 CAFE standard of...

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/158543/proposed-2025-cafe-standards-to-be-the-catalyst-for-the-increased-hybridization-of-fleets