Motorcoach operators have important protections against having to compete with local transit agencies under the Federal Transit Administration’s Charter Service Rule.
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A markup of the bipartisan agreement on the $1.2 trillion transportation and energy infrastructure legislation reveals that new electric school bus purchases could be funded…
The timing for Suzanne Sullivan’s Green Bus Summit discussion on the current federal prioritization of electric school buses couldn’t have been better.
A day after…
Did you know there’s a grant that allows you to schedule service from rural areas to urban ones? The 5311 (f) is a federal funding…
New Flyer has unveiled North America’s first automated transit bus, which is undergoing testing at a Robotic Research facility in Maryland.
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With Congress deadlocked over a new COVID-19 relief package that could include $10 billion in loans and grants to the private motorcoach industry, some operators…
Federal legislation designed to streamline the regulation of passenger carriers was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives in December by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA).…
New Flyer’s Xcelsior CHARGE H2 transit buses have passed the Federal Transit Administration Model Bus Testing Program to make them eligible for federal funding assistance…
WASHINGTON – The Federal Transit Administration is offering up to $84.45 million in competitive grant funds through its Low or No Emission (Low-No) Bus Program.
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LAFAYETTE, Ind. — CityBus plans to use a $485,760 Federal Transit Administration grant to install pedestrian detection systems on its fleet of nearly 70 fixed-route…