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Bangladesh: Foundation stone of BRT in July: Quader

The government would lay the foundation stone of a BRT route from Airport to Gazipur in the first week of July to ease the city's chronic traffic congestion, the Communications Minister said today.

TriMet to start trial of mobile ticketing app

The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) in the US will start a month-long 'beta' test of its new smartphone ticketing app this week.

Aecom-SA Architects consortium to carry out Singapore-Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail study

A consortium of Aecom Singapore, Aecom Perunding and SA Architects has won a contract worth S$52.8m ($42.7m) to carry out an architectural and engineering consultancy study on the proposed high-speed line between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.

Alstom wins traction system contract from China’s Nanjing metro

Alstom and its joint venture Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment (SATEE) have won a €28m contract from Nanjing Metro Group in China to supply traction systems and associated services to the phase one of the Line 4 metro l...

Report Finds Americans Are Driving Less, Led by Youth

NYTimes.com: "People tend to drive less during recessions, since fewer people are working (and commuting), and most are looking for ways to save money. But Phineas Baxandall, an author of the report and senior analyst for U.S. Pirg,Show More Summary

Qantas marketing, messaging and massaging changes

Qantas has promoted Olivia Wirth to additional senior responsibilities in the group beyond media relations to Group Executive Brand, Marketing and Corporate Affairs, and recruited Andrew Parker from a distinguished career with Emirates to become Group Executive Government and International Affairs. Show More Summary

Tolls restored Penn Pike H'burg as mainlanes I-81 reopened

The Pennsylvania Turnpike restored tolls late Monday night in the 21 mile, 34km leg south of Harrisburg - IC226 I-81 to IC247 I-283 - that has served as a detour for I-81 since last Thursday. The interstate was closed after a tanker overturned and its load of diesel burned on a ramp close to the center of the four level I-81/US22/322 interchange. read more Advertisement:

It’s a new D-day on the 787 line

  After four months deliveries have resumed today at the congested Boeing 787 Dreamliner centre at Everett. The first of the delayed 787-8s to go will be for All Nippon Airways, the launch customer for the type which is also widely reported today to be in discussions with Airbus to acquire some A350-1000s. ANA will [...]

VLSC 400 Powered Vacuum Lift

Reduces manpower Reduces chance of ergonomic injury Reduces chance of glass and vehicle damage Increases productivity Performs repairs anyplace on your property

Powered Glass Manipulator for Bus and LRV Windows

Arlington Equipment offers products for the mass transportation industry.

Arlington Equipment Corp.

Arlington Equipment is one of North America's leading manufacturer of powered glass manipulators.

RapidRide E and Two-Zone Fares

Of the six RapidRide routes Metro has rolled out, or soon will roll out, only one will have more than one adult fare: RapidRide E, an improved version of today’s Route 358, which connects downtown Seattle and Shoreline via Aurora Avenue. Metro’s fare system has two zones, with Zone 1 the city of Seattle, and [...]

RouteHappy.com: A New Way of Booking Your Next Flight

So you need to book some flights and you hit the usual suspects online to find the best prices: Kayak, Orbitz, Travelocity or even Fare Compare.  But when you look at the results, it is all about the price and you are not told the whole story.  The other sites don’t tell [...]

Americans Driving Less Than Ever

The U.S. PIRG Education Fund has announced a new study showing that the number of miles Americans are driving is on the decline, with no signs of increasing.

United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund (U.S. PIRG Education Fund)

U.S. PIRG Education Fund conducts research and public education on behalf of consumers and the public interest.

Seon Adds New 13 Channel Mobile DVR

Seon Adds New 13-channel Mobile DVR With Support for High-definition Bus Camera Seon introduces the Explorer DX-HD digital video recorder, a 13-channel bus camera recording system that provides absolute reliability with the clearest image quality to...

Explorer DX-HD Digital Video Recorder

HD-ready Capable of recording at 30 frames per second simultaneously Ideal for transit and school bus surveillance applications

U.S. and Russia struggle to control surrogates in Syria pipeline war

Peak oil, climate change and pipeline geopolitics driving Syria conflict | Nafeez Ahmed | Environment | guardian.co.uk: "But the US, Israel and other external powers are hardly honest brokers. Behind the facade of humanitarian concern, familiar interests are at stake. Show More Summary

NABI Production Now Entirely in U.S.

NABI President and CEO Jim Marcotuli announced the shipment of the companys final unfinished bus from Hungary.

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